Conditions of Service - Hydro-Quebec

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2021 Conditions of Service

Hydro-Québec’s conditions of service for its electricity distribution activities, effective as of March 4, 2021.

Approved by the Régie de l’énergie in decisions D-2019-037, D-2020-019 and D-2021-026.

The Régie de l’énergie has exclusive jurisdiction to establish or modify Hydro-Québec’s conditions of service following public hearings. For more information about its role and mission, please see its website at www.regie-energie.qc.ca/en. The Act respecting the Régie de l’énergie can also be consulted at www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/ShowDoc/cs/R-6.01.

This edition of the Conditions of Service replaces the Conditions of Service effective as of April 1, 2019, under Régie de l’énergie decision D-2019-037.

Use of the word “you” to designate the customer is solely meant to facilitate the reading of this text.

If you disagree with Hydro-Québec’s application of the provisions in this document, you may file a complaint according to the procedure established by Hydro-Québec and approved by the Régie de l’énergie in decision D-2018-172 of November 26, 2018, docket R-3964-2016. If you disagree with Hydro-Québec’s decision regarding your complaint, you may ask the Régie de l’énergie for a review under Chapter 7 of the Act respecting the Régie de l’énergie (sections 86 to 101).

The complaint examination procedures are enclosed with these Conditions of Service.

In this document, all costs and charges are shown in quotation marks and presented in Chapter 20, while terms in italics are defined in Chapter 21. A PDF version of this document and the complaint examination procedures can be found on the Hydro-Québec website at www.hydroquebec.com/conditions-electricity.

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Conditions of Service – 1

Table of Contents

PART I – GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1

Scope of Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.1 Scope of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.2 Request for high-voltage or medium-voltage supply when current exceeds 260 A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PART I I – ELECTRICITY SERVICE CONTRACT

CHAPTER 2

Electricity Service Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.1 Electricity service request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.2 Start of contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.3 No use of electricity without contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.4 Multiple customers responsible for a single contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

CHAPTER 3

Metering of Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.1 Metering equipment supplied by Hydro-Québec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.2 Metering by a non-communicating meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.2.1 Request for a non-communicating meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.2.2 Installation of a communicating meter during the term of the contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143.2.3 Request for a communicating meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CHAPTER 4

Billing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4.1 Consumption data used to establish your bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144.1.1 Collection of consumption data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144.1.2 Billing based on an estimate of consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4.2 Sending of bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164.2.1 Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4.2.2 Late billing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4.3 Bill payment and charges for non-payment or insufficient funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164.3.1 Amount payable and due date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4.3.2 Responsibility for bill payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164.3.3 Accepted payment methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4.3.4 Non-payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174.3.5 Insufficient funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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4.4 Billing under the Equalized Payments Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4.5 Correction of billing errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

CHAPTER 5

Termination of Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

5.1 Terms and conditions of contract termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215.1.1 Termination by the person responsible for the contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

5.1.2 Termination of contract by Hydro-Québec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

5.2 Terms and conditions for continuous electricity service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225.2.1 Continuation or interruption of electricity service at building owner’s request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

5.3 Interruption of electricity service at the owner’s request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

CHAPTER 6

Security Deposit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

6.1 Situations in which Hydro-Québec may require a deposit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

6.1.1 Deposit for domestic-use contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

6.1.2 Deposit for non-domestic-use contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

6.1.2.1 Credit risk assessment for non-domestic-use contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

6.1.3 Deposit required if service is interrupted for non-payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

6.2 Deposit amount and payment method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

6.3 Interest on deposit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

6.4 Use of deposit by Hydro-Québec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

6.5 Holding and reimbursement of deposit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

CHAPTER 7

Service Interruption and Restoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

7.1 Refusal or interruption of service by Hydro-Québec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277.1.1 Interruption of service without notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277.1.2 Service interruption with notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

7.1.3 Continuation or restoration of service during winter period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

7.2 Notices given prior to interruption of electricity service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297.2.1 Overdue notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297.2.2 Notice of interruption of electricity service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

7.2.3 Notice given where access to Hydro-Québec’s equipment is controlled by a third party or if the interruption affects other customers scheduled to undergo a voltage conversion.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

7.3 Charges arising from electricity service interruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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PART I I I – CONNECTION REQUESTS

CHAPTER 8

Submission of Connection Request and Determination of Work Included in Basic Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

8.1 Connection request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

8.2 Criteria for application of basic service to distribution service loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338.2.1 Cases in which basic service is applicable to the distribution service loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338.2.2 Items included in basic service for a distribution service loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338.2.3 Method for determining the length of the distribution service loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

8.2.4 Cases in which the distribution service loop is not provided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

8.2.5 Cases in which the connection is provided by the customer (service entrance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

8.3 Criteria for application of basic service to a distribution line extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

8.3.1 Extension of an overhead distribution line (request for supply of less than 5 M V A including installed load) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

8.3.2 Extension of an underground distribution line (request for supply of less than 5 M V A including installed load) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

8.4 Criteria for application of basic service to a distribution line modification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

8.4.1 Modification of an overhead distribution line (request for supply of less than 5 M V A including installed load) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

8.4.2 Modification of an underground distribution line (request for supply of less than 5 M V A including installed load) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

8.5 Securing of the power distribution system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

CHAPTER 9

Calculation of the Amount to Be Paid for Work Not Included in Basic Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

9.1 Methods for calculating the cost of work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379.1.1 Additional costs and charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

9.1.2 Application of the detailed cost-of-work calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

9.2 Calculation of amount to pay for work on a distribution service loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389.2.1 Overhead distribution service loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

9.2.2 Underground distribution service loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

9.3 Calculation of amount to pay for modification of a distribution service loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

9.3.1 Modification, relocation or replacement of an overhead distribution service loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399.3.2 Modification, relocation or replacement of an underground distribution service loop . . . . . . . . . 39

9.4 Calculation of amount to pay for distribution line extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

9.4.1 Overhead distribution line extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409.4.2 Extension of an underground distribution line for a residential project where transformers and disconnect switches are not underground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

9.4.3 Underground distribution line extension for any other project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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9.5 Calculation of amount to pay for distribution line modification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429.5.1 Overhead distribution line modification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

9.5.2 Underground distribution line modification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

9.6 Calculation of amount to pay for distribution line relocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

9.7 Other amounts to pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429.7.1 Cost of medium-voltage metering equipment for a small-power installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429.7.2 Optional equipment and backup line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

9.7.3 Service for power demand less than 2 k W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 9.7.3.1 Billing demand less than 2 k W.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

9.7.4 Temporary supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449.7.5 Special charge for connecting to an off-grid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449.7.6 Securing of the power distribution system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

9.7.7 Electrical installation for cryptographic use applied to blockchains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

CHAPTER 10

Processing of Connection Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

10.1 Processing of a connection request according to the work to be done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

10.1.1 Flat-fee work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

10.1.2 Minor work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

10.1.3 Major work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

10.1.4 Prices applicable.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4810.1.5 Terms of payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

10.1.6 Withdrawal of a connection request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

10.2 Customer’s commitments for a demand of less than 5 M V A including installed load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

10.3 Financial guarantee for a demand of 1,000 k W or more supplied at medium voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

10.4 Refund for addition of an electrical installation on a distribution line.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

10.5 Joint-use credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

PART I V – RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF HYDRO-QUÉBEC AND ITS CUSTOMERS

CHAPTER 11

Communication of Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

11.1 Information on conditions of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

11.2 Means of communication between Hydro-Québec and its customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

11.3 Contract and billing information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

11.4 Notification in the event of technical malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

11.5 Medium- or high-voltage supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

11.6 Hydro-Québec obligation regarding promotional activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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CHAPTER 12

Quality and Continuity of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

12.1 Operation of the power distribution system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

12.2 Limited liability of Hydro-Québec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

12.3 Protection against electrical incidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

12.4 No guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

CHAPTER 13

Use of Electricity and Connection of Equipment and Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

13.1 Resale of electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

13.2 Inappropriate use of electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

13.3 Interfering with Hydro-Québec equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

13.4 Tampering with the electrical installation or metering equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

13.5 Hydro-Québec use of customer telecommunications circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

13.6 Metering points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5713.6.1 Separate service contract and metering for each delivery point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

13.6.2 Overall metering in a building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

13.6.3 Metering of electricity in apartment buildings, community residences and rooming houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

13.7 Metering equipment supplied by Hydro-Québec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

13.8 Customer’s instrument transformers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

13.9 Actions requiring prior authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

CHAPTER 14

Ownership of Facilities and Equipment and Right of Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

14.1 Ownership of facilities and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

14.2 Installation of equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

14.3 Hydro-Québec access to its equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

14.4 Compliance with clearance standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

14.5 Safety of persons and property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

PART V – TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

CHAPTER 15

Modes of Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

15.1 Delivery of electricity by Hydro-Québec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

15.1.1 Frequency and voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6315.1.2 Limitations and conditions of supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

15.1.3 Supply directly from the distribution line or from a distributing substation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6315.1.4 Use of distributing substation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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15.2 Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

15.2.1 Customer’s electrical installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6415.2.2 Review of available power authorized.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

15.2.3 Supply from more than one distribution line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

15.2.4 Supply from a medium-voltage underground distribution line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6415.2.5 Protection for backup generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

15.2.6 Connection of generating equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6515.2.7 Coordination of protective equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

15.2.8 Customer obligations regarding power factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

15.2.9 Customer obligations regarding inrush current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

15.3 Excessive current demand.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

CHAPTER 16

Supply Voltages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

16.1 Low voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6716.1.1 Supply voltages available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

16.1.2 Conversion of 3-wire 600 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

16.2 Medium-voltage supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

16.2.1 Maximum allowed current for three-phase supply at medium voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

16.2.2 Equipment installed for conversion to 25-k V supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6716.2.3 Conversion of supply voltage to 25 k V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

PART V I – LARGE-POWER CUSTOMERS AND BLOCKCHAIN CUSTOMERS

CHAPTER 17

Credit Risk for Large-Power Customers and Undertakings of Blockchain Customers Selected Through a Request for Proposals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

17.1 Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

17.2 Establishment of customer’s credit risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7117.2.1 Risk level based on credit ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

17.2.2 Risk level based on score assigned by Hydro-Québec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7217.2.3 Review of score assigned by Hydro-Québec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

17.3 Particular terms and conditions for risky or high-risk contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

17.3.1 Notice to customer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7317.3.2 Payment period for a risky contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

17.3.3 Deposit or payment guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7317.3.4 Payment frequency for a high-risk contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

17.3.5 Termination of special terms and conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

17.4 Provisions applicable to service contracts for cryptographic use applied to blockchains of customers selected through a request for proposals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

17.4.1. Undertakings of customers selected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

17.4.2. Financial guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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CHAPTER 18

Hydro-Québec Credit Risk Assessment Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

18.1 Method used by Hydro-Québec to determine credit score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

18.1.1 Scorecard used by Hydro-Québec to establish the credit score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

18.1.2 Definitions of assessment criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

CHAPTER 19

Types of Supply for Large-Power Customers and Blockchain Customers . . . . . . . . . . . 81

19.1 Connection request for 5 M V A or more, including installed load, at medium voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

19.1.1 Overhead service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8119.1.2 Underground service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

19.1.3 Service contracts for cryptographic use applied to blockchains signed by customers other than those selected through a request for proposals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

19.2 Customer commitments for 5 M V A or more, including installed load, at medium voltage . . . . . . . . . 83

19.3 Connection request and cost of work for service contracts for cryptographic use applied to blockchains signed by customers selected through a request for proposals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

PART V I I – COSTS AND CHARGES RELATED TO ELECTRICITY SERVICE

CHAPTER 20

Costs and Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

20.1 General Charges, Flat-Fee Work Prices and Special Metering Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Table I-A – General Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Table I-B – Prices for Flat-Fee Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Table I-C – Special Metering Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

20.2 Prices for Major and Minor Work – System Extension and Modification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Table I I-A – Prices for Overhead Service Loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Table I I-B – Price per Metre for Overhead Line Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Table I I-C – Prices for Overhead Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Table I I-D – Prices for Overhead Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Table I I-E – Unit Prices for Underground Service for Residential Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Table I I-F – Prices for Cable Work for Low-Voltage Underground Service Loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Table I I-G – Prices for Risers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Table I I-H – Prices for Assembly of an Underground Cable Section – Cable Pulling and Splicing . . 93

Table I I-I – Price per Metre of Underground Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Table I I-J – Prices for Underground Transformers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Table I I-K – Prices for Underground Switchgear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Table I I-L – Prices for Temporary Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Table I I-M – Allowances, Rates and Prospective Cost of Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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PART V I I I – TERMINOLOGY AND APPLICABLE UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

CHAPTER 21

Definitions, Interpretation and Units of Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

21.1 Definitions and interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

21.2 Units of measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

SCHEDULES, ILLUSTRATION AND INDEX

Schedule I

Information Required from the Customer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Schedule I I

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Illustration

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I General Provisions

General Provisions – Part I

Conditions of Service – 9Conditions of Service – 9

CHAPTER 1

Scope of Application

1.1 Scope of application

The provisions contained herein establish Hydro-Québec’s conditions of service.

These conditions apply to all customers of Hydro-Québec. However, they do not apply to electricity service exceeding 1,000 k V A from an off-grid system.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, these conditions of service apply to:

a) any contract in effect as at March 4, 2021, or entered into on or after March 4, 2021; and

b) any request for modification or other work on Hydro-Québec equipment received on or after March 4, 2021; and

c) any connection request where the contribution agreement, the proposal for minor work or the agreement for major work was signed after March 3, 2021.

1.2 Request for high-voltage or medium-voltage supply when current exceeds 260 A

These conditions of service apply to connection requests for high-voltage or medium-voltage electrical installations when the current exceeds 260 A, with the necessary adjustments.

Before the work begins, you must enter into a written agreement with Hydro-Québec that states the applicable conditions, in particular:

a) the anticipated date on which service to your electrical installation will first be established;

b) a description of the work to be done by Hydro-Québec and the related options;

c) your financial contribution and the terms of payment;

d) your power commitment;

e) the financial guarantees you will provide;

f) conditions regarding postponement or withdrawal of your connection request.

The financial guarantees required by Hydro-Québec must be sufficient to cover the allowance granted in return for a consumption commitment on your part, plus taxes.

I I Electricity Service Contract

Electricity Service Contract – Part II


CHAPTER 2

Electricity Service Request

2.1 Electricity service request

To receive electricity service, you must submit a service request to Hydro-Québec. This request, which may also be submitted by your duly authorized representative, will establish the characteristics of the contract for which you will be responsible. Here are the steps to follow:

Request in writing or by telephone

a) In all cases, you may send your request in writing.

b) You may also apply by phone if all of the following conditions are met:

• the service contract is at a domestic rate or the small-power rate;

• the service contract is for an existing electrical installation.

Mandatory information

Your service request must include the mandatory information prescribed in Schedule I. If you do not provide this information or if you provide incorrect information, Hydro-Québec may deny your request.

Hydro-Québec reserves the right to demand that you provide all supporting documents to demonstrate how electricity will be used.

Applicable charges

a) If you submit your service request using one of Hydro-Québec’s self-service options, you will not be charged any fees.

b) If you submit your service request by any other means, the $25 “contract administration charge,” indicated in Table I-A, Chapter 20, will be charged to you once your service request has been accepted.

Acceptance of your request

If your request is accepted:

a) Hydro-Québec sends you written confirmation of the principal characteristics of your contract. You must check this information and immediately notify Hydro-Québec of any corrections needed under Section 11.3.

b) You must fulfill the obligations set out in these conditions of service and in the Rates.

When you submit a service request, Hydro-Québec may require you to provide a deposit. The criteria for application of a deposit are presented in Chapter 6.

Part II – Electricity Service Contract


2.2 Start of contract

Electricity consumed is billed to you from the start of your contract, that is:

a) the date you agreed on with Hydro-Québec; or

b) the date on which service is first established, in the case of a new electrical installation.

2.3 No use of electricity without contract

Whether you are the occupant, tenant, owner or administrator of the service address, you may not use the electricity delivered to that address without a contract. If you do, you have the same obligations as a customer, you must comply with the obligations set out in these conditions of service and in the Rates, and Hydro-Québec may require that you pay the cost of electricity consumed, in addition to any applicable charges.

2.4 Multiple customers responsible for a single contract

Multiple customers may be responsible for a single contract, subject to the following conditions:

a) To add an additional customer to an existing contract, you must submit a new service request.

b) If one of the customers wishes to withdraw from the contract, Hydro-Québec must be notified. The contract then continues, with the necessary adjustments, for the other customer(s) responsible, and Hydro-Québec sends a notice to each of them in writing.

CHAPTER 3

Metering of Electricity

3.1 Metering equipment supplied by Hydro-Québec

Electricity delivered to you is metered by metering equipment chosen, supplied and installed by Hydro-Québec. The communicating meter is Hydro-Québec’s standard metering option.

3.2 Metering by a non-communicating meter

3.2.1 Request for a non-communicating meter

You may submit a request for a non-communicating meter at any time, whether at the time of submitting your service request or later during the term of your contract. Such meters require manual reading, for which the conditions are described in Section 4.1.



Conditions

Your request for a non-communicating meter will be accepted if all of the following prior conditions are met:

a) The electrical installation at the service address must be single-phase and rated 400 A or less.

b) There must have been no billing of demand for the contract in the previous 12 monthly periods.

c) You must have taken the necessary steps and obtained the necessary authorizations enabling Hydro-Québec to access the property for the reasons and under the conditions stated in Section 14.3.

d) If an interruption of service notice under any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of Section 7.1.2 was sent to you in the 45 days preceding your request, you must have entered into a payment arrangement with Hydro-Québec or have entirely remedied the situation that led to the notice, as the case may be.

e) Hydro-Québec must not have interrupted your service during the past 24 months under any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of Section 7.1.2 for any of your contracts.

f) There must not have been any tampering with metering equipment or any other Hydro-Québec equipment and electricity service must not have been impeded in the past 24 months for any of your contracts.

Initial installation charge

You will be billed the $85 “initial installation charge” indicated in Table I-A, Chapter 20, for installation of the requested non-communicating meter. This charge applies for each non-communicating meter to be installed.

If a non-communicating meter is already in place at the time of your request, you do not have to pay the “initial installation charge” and Hydro-Québec will maintain the non-communicating meter until the end of your contract unless, during the term of your contract, you submit a request for a communicating meter.

Subsequent monthly charge

Once the non-communicating meter is installed, you must pay the “monthly meter reading charge” of $2.50 per month, as indicated in Table I-A, Chapter 20, until such time as the meter is replaced by a communicating meter.



3.2.2 Installation of a communicating meter during the term of the contract

During the term of the contract, Hydro-Québec may install a communicating meter in the following situations:

Interruption of electricity service

If Hydro-Québec has interrupted your electricity service in the past 24 months under any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of Section 7.1.2 for a contract for which you are responsible, Hydro-Québec may, with no further notice, install communicating meters at all delivery points covered by your contracts.

Meter tampering

If the metering equipment or any other Hydro-Québec equipment has been tampered with or if electricity service has been impeded in the past 24 months for a contract for which you are responsible, Hydro-Québec may, with no further notice, install a communicating meter at all delivery points covered by your contracts.

Billing of demand

If there is billing of demand according to the threshold stipulated in the Rates during a given consumption period, Hydro-Québec will notify you in writing that you are no longer eligible for the non-communicating meter. Hydro-Québec may then, without further notice, install a communicating meter at the delivery point in question.

In all of these situations, the “monthly meter reading charge” no longer applies.

3.2.3 Request for a communicating meter

If your service address is equipped with a non-communicating meter, you may at any time ask Hydro-Québec to install a communicating meter at no charge. The “monthly meter reading charge” then no longer applies.

CHAPTER 4

Billing

4.1 Consumption data used to establish your bill

4.1.1 Collection of consumption data

To calculate your bill, Hydro-Québec collects consumption data from your meter as follows:

a) If your service address is equipped with a communicating meter, the data are obtained according to the billing frequency indicated in Section 4.2.1, unless you are enrolled in the Equalized Payments Plan described in Section 4.4.



b) If your service address is equipped with a communicating meter and you are enrolled in the Equalized Payments Plan described in Section 4.4, the consumption data are obtained as follows:

• about once every 60 days if your contract is at a rate under which only energy consumption is billed;

• about every 30 days if your contract is at a rate under which both energy consumption and power demand are billed.

c) If the meter at your service address requires an employee to go to your premises to read the meter, the minimum travel frequency is as follows:

• at least once a year if only energy is billed;

• about every 30 days if both energy consumption and power demand are billed;

• at least once a year if the electrical installation is remote or difficult to access;

• there is no minimum frequency if the meter is inaccessible or Hydro-Québec does not have the accesses provided for in Section 14.3.

If your contract is at a rate where only energy is billed, you may take the meter reading yourself and send it to Hydro-Québec for use in preparing your bill. A Hydro-Québec employee will nevertheless come to your location at least once a year to read the meter.

4.1.2 Billing based on an estimate of consumption

Actual consumption data unavailable

If your actual consumption data are not available on the billing day, Hydro-Québec prepares your bill based on an estimate. It then applies any necessary adjustments to a subsequent bill after obtaining your actual consumption data.

Meter inaccessibleIf Hydro-Québec does not have access to the meter in accordance with Section 14.3, billing will be based on an estimate until Hydro-Québec is able to obtain the consumption data by taking the meter reading.

How your consumption is estimated

If Hydro-Québec has to estimate your energy consumption or power demand, one of the following will be used:

a) past consumption at that service address;

b) an inventory of your electrical appliances and/or equipment, and estimates of their average use;

c) data from metering tests conducted by Hydro-Québec;

d) any other means or combination of means for establishing or estimating your energy consumption or power demand.



4.2 Sending of bills

4.2.1 Frequency

Hydro-Québec sends you bills as follows:

a) About once every 30 days:

• if you are enrolled in the Equalized Payments Plan described in Section 4.4; or

• if your contract is at a rate under which both energy consumption and power demand are billed; or

• if your contract is at a flat rate.

b) About once every 60 days:

• if your contract is at a rate under which only energy consumption is billed and you are not enrolled in the Equalized Payments Plan described in Section 4.4.

4.2.2 Late billing

If the interval between bills exceeds 90 days for a contract under which only energy consumption is billed, or 35 days for a contract under which both energy consumption and power demand are billed:

a) Hydro-Québec will accept payment in 2 installments, 21 days apart, with no “administration charge.” The first installment is due no later than 21 days after the billing date, and the second 21 days after the due date of the first installment; or

b) Hydro-Québec may work out a payment arrangement with you, with no “administration charge.”

4.3 Bill payment and charges for non-payment or insufficient funds

4.3.1 Amount payable and due date

When Hydro-Québec sends you a bill, the amount due must be paid in full, in Canadian dollars, no later than 21 days after the billing date.

You may not deduct from your bill an amount owed to you by Hydro-Québec or related to a claim which you have presented to or which you allege against Hydro-Québec.

4.3.2 Responsibility for bill payment

As a customer, you are responsible for payment of the bills that Hydro-Québec sends you.

Where multiple persons are responsible for a single contract, each of these customers is responsible for payment of the bill in full. In the event of non-payment, Hydro-Québec may claim the amount due from any of the persons responsible for the contract.



4.3.3 Accepted payment methods

Payment methods

You must pay your bill in one of the following ways:

a) by mail directly to Hydro-Québec;

b) online directly to Hydro-Québec;

c) through one of the following authorized agents:

• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (C I B C);

• Bank of Montreal (B M O);

• Laurentian Bank of Canada;

• National Bank;

• Royal Bank of Canada (R B C);

• Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank);

• Toronto-Dominion Bank (T D-Canada Trust);

• Fédération des Caisses Desjardins du Québec.

Payment through a third party must be made by one of the methods mentioned above and must not give rise to any expense for Hydro-Québec.

Receipt of payment

Your payment is considered made on the date on which it is received by Hydro-Québec or by one of the authorized agents listed in this section, as the case may be.

4.3.4 Non-payment

Applicable administration charge

If you do not pay a bill by its due date by one of the methods described in Section 4.3.1, your account is in default. An “administration charge” will then be applied to the unpaid balance at the applicable rate indicated in Table I-A, Chapter 20, and in effect on the due date of your bill.

Deposit requirement

If your account is in default, Hydro-Québec may ask you for a deposit. For more information on this topic, see Chapter 6.

Possible interruption of electricity service

If your account is in default, Hydro-Québec may send you notices and your electricity service could be interrupted. For more information on this topic, see Chapter 7.



4.3.5 Insufficient funds

If Hydro-Québec is advised that payment cannot be made because of insufficient funds, the $10 “charge for insufficient funds” provided for in Table I-A, Chapter 20, will be applied. Such a circumstance can put your account in default.

4.4 Billing under the Equalized Payments Plan

You may apply to enroll in the Equalized Payments Plan (E P P), which spreads your anticipated electricity costs over a year.

Eligibility

Except large-power contracts, any contract is eligible for the Equalized Payments Plan if the following two conditions are met:

a) There is a consumption history of about 11 consecutive months at the service address for which you want to be enrolled.

b) Your account does not have a balance owing.

Calculation of monthly installment

Hydro-Québec estimates your electricity cost for the following year and divides it into 12 equal monthly installments, the amount of which is reviewed annually.

a) Installment calculated at the time of enrollment in the Equalized Payments Plan:

If you enroll between two annual reviews, your monthly installment will be based on the number of months remaining until the next annual review by Hydro-Québec.

b) Annual review of your installment by Hydro-Québec:

After each period of 12 consecutive months, Hydro-Québec reviews your annual electricity cost based on your actual consumption. It uses this revision to determine the amount of the installments you will pay for the following 12 months.

c) Interim review by Hydro-Québec:

If Hydro-Québec expects a substantial discrepancy between the monthly installments billed to you and the cost of your actual consumption, it may perform an interim review between annual reviews, notably to take into account any rate adjustment.

d) Installment adjustment by the customer:

You can track your electricity consumption and adjust your installment from your Customer Space at any time. You can also call to request an adjustment.

By doing so, you can avoid having a balance to pay following your annual review.



Payment of a balance owed to Hydro-Québec

If you have a balance to pay following the annual review, Hydro-Québec:

a) will agree to spread the balance out over 12 months, with no “administration charge”;

b) may also work out a payment arrangement with you.

Cancellation

Your enrollment in the Equalized Payments Plan will be cancelled:

a) at any time when you so request;

b) when your contract ends.

In either case, when your enrollment in the Equalized Payments Plan is cancelled, you may have a balance payable or receivable.

Hydro-Québec may terminate your participation in the Equalized Payments Plan if you miss more than one installment.

4.5 Correction of billing errors

If your electricity bill has to be corrected, the correction is applied retroactively from the date on which you report the situation or on which it is noticed by Hydro-Québec. The following conditions apply to bill corrections:

Reimbursement by Hydro-Québec of an amount overbilled to you

Except in cases of crossed meters, impediment to metering or meter tampering with intent to alter metering data, if the correction leads to reimbursement by Hydro-Québec of an amount overbilled to you, the correction period is established in one of the following ways:

a) If the period in question can be established:

• all periods concerned, if the error is related to metering or application of an erroneous multiplier;

• a maximum of 36 months in all other cases.

b) If the period in question cannot be established:

• a maximum of 6 months.

The amount of the correction is credited to your account.

Interest is also credited to your account. The interest is calculated by Hydro-Québec at the National Bank prime rate in effect on the first business day of the month in which the amount is refunded.



Billing of an additional amount owed to Hydro-Québec

Except in cases of crossed meters, impediment to metering or meter tampering with intent to alter metering data, if the correction results in payment of an additional amount to Hydro-Québec, the correction period is established in one of the following ways:

a) If the period in question can be established:

• all periods concerned, in the following cases:

- it is determined that you were aware of the defect or error;

- you have changed your electricity use without notifying Hydro-Québec, and consequently your contract is no longer eligible for the rate at which you were billed;

• a maximum of 36 months if the error is related to metering or the application of an erroneous multiplier and if both energy consumption and power demand are billed;

• a maximum of 12 months if both power demand and energy are billed;

• a maximum of 6 months if only energy is billed;

b) If the period in question cannot be established:

• a maximum of 6 months.

The amount of the correction is charged to your account.

Hydro-Québec may make a payment arrangement with you for the amount resulting from the correction, with no administration charge.

Crossed meters

Meters are considered crossed when a service address is billed for electricity metered at a different address. In other words, a customer is billed for electricity used by another customer.

In the case of crossed meters, Hydro-Québec will make the necessary corrections to the bills of the affected customers for a maximum of 36 months. The amount of the correction is charged or credited to the account, as the case may be.

Impeding metering or meter tampering with intent to alter metering data

If Hydro-Québec notes that the electrical installation or metering equipment has been tampered with so as to alter or impede metering:

a) the correction applies to all periods concerned;

b) Hydro-Québec may work out a payment arrangement with you.



Exclusions

The following situations are not covered by this section:

a) corrections resulting from estimates for billing purposes under Section 4.1.2, which provides for an adjustment to be made to a subsequent bill on the basis of actual consumption data;

b) any review conducted under the Equalized Payments Plan (see Section 4.4);

c) electricity consumption in the absence of a contract;

d) absence of billing within the timeframes set out by Hydro-Québec.

CHAPTER 5

Termination of Contract

5.1 Terms and conditions of contract termination

Your contract ends when it is terminated at your request or following a decision by Hydro-Québec. The terms and conditions of termination are described in this section.

5.1.1 Termination by the person responsible for the contract

Request in writing or by telephone

a) To terminate a contract at a domestic rate, at a small-power rate, or for temporary service, you must submit your request in writing or by phone.

In that case, your contract will end on the day your request is received, or on a later day that you choose and agree on with Hydro-Québec.

b) For any other type of contract, you must submit your request to Hydro-Québec in writing. In that case, Hydro-Québec must be notified at least 30 days in advance.

Denial of request for contract termination

a) Hydro-Québec may deny your request for termination in the following cases:

• You owe money to Hydro-Québec and continue to receive electricity service at a service address which is the subject of a service request or termination request.

• The sole purpose of your request is to avoid application of a condition in the Rates or in these conditions of service.



5.1.2 Termination of contract by Hydro-Québec

Hydro-Québec may terminate your contract when your electricity service is interrupted for more than 30 days in the cases described in Section 7.1 regarding refusal or interruption of service, except for cases stipulated in paragraphs (c) and (d) of Section 7.1.1 and in Section 7.1.3. You will then be notified in writing.

If you wish to become a customer once again for the same service address, you must submit a new service request and pay any amount owed to Hydro-Québec before you can have electricity service. In addition, you must pay the “contract administration charge” mentioned in Section 2.1, where applicable.

5.2 Terms and conditions for continuous electricity service

If an existing customer’s contract for a service address ends and is immediately followed by a new contract for the same service address, Hydro-Québec will continue electricity service to that service address.

If it is not immediately followed by a new contract, Hydro-Québec may cut off electricity service to that service address without notice.

5.2.1 Continuation or interruption of electricity service at building owner’s request

To take advantage of the provisions in this section, you must notify Hydro-Québec that you are the owner of one or more service addresses and provide the following information:

a) the locations of the service addresses that you own;

b) your contact information: name, address, main phone number and, if applicable, e-mail address and other phone numbers.

If you do not provide this information, and if a customer’s contract for a service address owned by you ends without being immediately followed by a new one, Hydro-Québec may cut off the electricity service without notice.

You are bound by the information that you provide to Hydro-Québec and you are responsible for updating it. If you are no longer the owner of a service address but fail to notify Hydro-Québec, this section will continue to apply, subject to the conditions stated herein.

Any changes to your information made other than from your Customer Space will not take effect until they have been fully processed by Hydro-Québec.

This section also applies to service addresses and buildings for which Hydro-Québec had the contact information provided by you, as the owner, as at April 1, 2018.



Continuous electricity service by default

If a tenant’s contract is terminated, electricity service is maintained at the service address and the contract automatically reverts to you, without the “contract administration charge” indicated in Table I-A, Chapter 20.

Hydro-Québec sends you written confirmation of the main characteristics of the contract, as provided for in Section 2.1, and of the fact that you are now the customer.

If, following termination of the tenant’s contract, you notify Hydro-Québec that you are no longer the owner of that service address, Hydro-Québec terminates your contract on a date agreed on with you. Failing such agreement, the contract is terminated as of the date on which you ceased to own the property. The new owner then becomes responsible for electricity service at that service address as of the day after the contract termination date, as provided for in Section 2.3, even if the new owner has not used the provisions of this section.

Refusal of continuous electricity service

You may, however, refuse continuous electricity service in advance at the service address when a tenant’s contract is terminated.

If you make this choice, Hydro-Québec may cut off service without notice.

Changing your choice

You may change your choice regarding continuous electricity service through your Customer Space or by telephone.

You may at any time refuse continuous service in advance at all service addresses in a specific building or in all your buildings.

If you have refused continuous electricity service in advance, you may change your choice and request that electricity service be maintained. You then automatically become the customer when the tenant’s contract is terminated. If you choose this option before the end of the tenant’s contract, no charges apply.

If you request continuous electricity service and become the customer after termination of the tenant’s contract, the $25 “contract administration charge” will apply unless you submit your service request through one of Hydro-Québec’s self-service options.



Exceptions to the general rule of continuous electricity service

When a tenant’s contract is terminated, electricity service is not maintained and you do not automatically become the customer in the following cases:

a) The service address is in a building for which you have refused continuous electricity service in advance; or

b) You have refused continuous electricity service in advance for all your buildings.

In these two situations, Hydro-Québec may cut off the electricity service without notice.

5.3 Interruption of electricity service at the owner’s request

You may ask Hydro-Québec to interrupt electricity service at a service address if the following two conditions are met:

a) You are the owner of the service address in question.

b) You are responsible for electricity service at the service address at the time of the request.

If these two conditions are not met, you may not request interruption of electricity service.

When you request to have electricity service restored, you will have to pay the applicable “charge for work” stipulated in Table I-A, Chapter 20. You must also submit a new service request and pay the “contract administration charge” referred to in Section 2.1.

CHAPTER 6

Security Deposit

6.1 Situations in which Hydro-Québec may require a deposit

6.1.1 Deposit for domestic-use contracts

Hydro-Québec may determine that you are a financial risk and require a deposit for each of your contracts in any of the following cases:

a) Hydro-Québec sent you an overdue notice under Section 7.2.1 because you were in default in the 24 months preceding the request for a deposit.

b) You availed yourself of the provisions of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (RSC, 1985, chapter B-3) in the 24 months preceding the request for a deposit.



6.1.2 Deposit for non-domestic-use contracts

At the time of the service request – Use other than cryptographic use applied to blockchains

Hydro-Québec may require a deposit for each of your contracts unless you meet the following two conditions:

a) You have been responsible for one or more other contracts for at least 24 months at the time of the deposit request.

b) You paid all bills for all said contracts by their due date throughout that 24-month period.

No deposit is required if you are a government agency or a Schedule I I financial institution, or if the contract is for a building covered by the Act respecting the mode of payment for electric and gas service in certain buildings (CQLR, chapter M-37).

During the term of the contract – Use other than cryptographic use applied to blockchains

At any time, Hydro-Québec may require a deposit for each of your contracts in any of the following cases:

a) In the 24 months preceding the date of the deposit request, you failed at least once to pay the electricity bill for a contract for which you are or were responsible by the due date.

b) For 12 consecutive months in the last 24 months, the amount you were billed exceeded $500,000 for all of your non-domestic-use contracts, and these contracts are regarded as risky or high-risk based on the credit risk assessment procedure described in Section 6.1.2.1.

Any deposit required by Hydro-Québec while a contract is in effect must be provided within 9 days of the date Hydro-Québec’s written request was sent.

Cryptographic use applied to blockchains

Hydro-Québec may require a deposit for each of your contracts for cryptographic use applied to blockchains, as follows:

a) If at least 50 kilowatts (k W) of installed capacity are dedicated to cryptographic use applied to blockchains:

• either at the time of the service request or during the term of the contract.

b) If less than 50 kilowatts (k W) of installed capacity are dedicated to cryptographic use applied to blockchains:

• in the 24 months preceding the date of the deposit request, if you have increased your electricity consumption to such an extent that you now represent a financial risk.

Any deposit required by Hydro-Québec while a contract is in effect must be provided within 9 days of the date Hydro-Québec’s written request was sent.



6.1.2.1 Credit risk assessment for non-domestic-use contracts

For your non-domestic-use contracts, credit risk is assessed as follows, in accordance with Section 6.1.2:

a) Hydro-Québec sends you a written request for the financial information it needs to assess the level of risk you represent. Subject to all applicable laws, Hydro-Québec undertakes to keep all such information confidential.

You must provide this information within 30 days after Hydro-Québec’s written request was sent; otherwise, all your contracts will be considered high-risk contracts.

b) Hydro-Québec will assess your file as indicated in paragraph (b) of Section 17.2.2. If, in light of its assessment, Hydro-Québec considers that your contracts are risky or high-risk, then a deposit may be required.

If you disagree with Hydro-Québec’s evaluation, you may request a review as provided for in Section 17.2.3.

6.1.3 Deposit required if service is interrupted for non-payment

If electricity service at your service address was interrupted because your account was in default, Hydro-Québec may require a deposit for each of your contracts, in accordance with Section 7.2.2.

In that case, you must provide the deposit before your electricity service is restored. You must also pay the applicable “charge for work” set out in Table I-A, Chapter 20.

6.2 Deposit amount and payment method

Hydro-Québec establishes the amount of the deposit to be paid for each contract as follows:

a) Hydro-Québec estimates your probable consumption for the next 12 months.

b) Based on this estimate, Hydro-Québec determines the period of 60 consecutive days during which the billing amount will be highest.

c) The amount of the deposit will not exceed the amount that would be billable for that 60-day period.

You may provide the deposit either in cash or in the form of an irrevocable letter of guarantee.

6.3 Interest on deposit

Cash deposits bear interest at the rate set on April 1 of each year for National Bank one-year guaranteed investment certificates.

Interest is calculated on March 31 of each year. It is payable by June 1 of each year.

6.4 Use of deposit by Hydro-Québec

Hydro-Québec may use your deposit and the accrued interest to recover any amount due in the following cases:

a) The contract for which you provided the deposit has ended.

b) Electricity service for the contract for which you provided the deposit has been interrupted for non-payment.

Hydro-Québec will then return the unused balance of your deposit to you.



6.5 Holding and reimbursement of deposit

Holding period

a) In the case of a domestic-use contract, Hydro-Québec may hold your deposit for 24 months. If you are late in paying your electricity bill at least once during that period, Hydro-Québec may defer reimbursement of your deposit and continue to hold it for another 24 months.

b) In the case of a non-domestic-use contract, Hydro-Québec may hold your deposit for 48 months.

Hydro-Québec may defer reimbursement of your deposit and hold it for another period of up to 48 months if, in the last 24 months of this period, one of the following situations occurs:

• You are late in paying your electricity bill at least once;

• Your contract is still considered risky or high-risk following a credit risk assessment made according to the provisions of Section 6.1.2.1.

Timeframe for refund

Your deposit will be refunded within 60 days following the end of the holding period.

Refund conditions

When your deposit is refunded, interest is calculated up to the date of the refund and is payable on that date.

When Hydro-Québec refunds your deposit with accrued interest, it applies a credit to your account or, at your request, mails you a cheque.

CHAPTER 7

Service Interruption and Restoration

7.1 Refusal or interruption of service by Hydro-Québec

Hydro-Québec may refuse or interrupt electricity service to a service address for the reasons mentioned in sections 7.1.1 and 7.1.2, except in the cases provided for in Section 20 of the Act respecting the mode of payment for electric and gas service in certain buildings (CQLR, chapter M-37).

7.1.1 Interruption of service without notice

Hydro-Québec may refuse or interrupt electricity service in the following cases. No notice is sent before interruption.

a) The service address is receiving electricity with no contract.

b) The electrical installation has been connected to the power distribution system without Hydro-Québec’s authorization.



c) The safety of persons or property is at risk.

d) A competent federal, provincial or municipal authority, including a police force or fire department, has requested or ordered interruption.

e) The metering equipment or other Hydro-Québec equipment has been tampered with, or electricity service has been impeded, or Section 13.4 has been violated.

7.1.2 Service interruption with notice

Hydro-Québec may refuse or interrupt electricity service in the following cases. A notice is sent before interruption.

a) Your account is in default.

b) Hydro-Québec’s representatives are unable to access the company’s equipment (Section 14.3).

c) You have not provided the deposit or other guarantee required by Hydro-Québec.

d) You have not provided Hydro-Québec with the mandatory information under these conditions of service or have provided wrong information.

e) The electrical installation has not been approved or authorized by a competent authority pursuant to any applicable legislative or regulatory provision.

f) Hydro-Québec is not authorized to install its equipment, including metering equipment and control apparatus, on the property serviced, or the rights and accesses required for sealing, metering and control have not been granted to Hydro-Québec.

g) Your electricity use is non-compliant in terms of:

• electricity resale (Section 13.1);

• connection of appliances or equipment on the line side of Hydro-Québec’s metering equipment (Section 13.8);

• technical specifications of the electrical installation (Section 15.2.1);

• available power (Section 15.2.2).

h) The electrical installation, which includes any generating equipment connected and operated in parallel to the power distribution system, does not comply with the technical requirements set out in these conditions of service, or, despite Hydro-Québec’s request, the causes of system disturbances have not been eliminated;

i) The work required on your electrical installation to allow it to receive electricity according to the agreed mode of supply and to allow the voltage conversion on the scheduled date has not been carried out in accordance with sections 15.2.1 and 16.2.3.

7.1.3 Continuation or restoration of service during winter period

From December 1 to March 31 inclusive, for a principal residence that you occupy and whose heating system requires electricity, if any of paragraphs 7.1.2 (a) to (d) apply to your situation, Hydro-Québec:

a) does not interrupt electricity service or refuse to provide it;

b) restores electricity service at your request. The charges provided for in Section 7.3 are assessed where applicable.



7.2 Notices given prior to interruption of electricity service

Before interrupting service at a service address in the situations listed in Section 7.1.2, Hydro-Québec must send you the required notices.

7.2.1 Overdue notice

If you fail to pay your bill by the due date and Hydro-Québec plans to interrupt your electricity service, you receive an overdue notice informing you of the possibility of interruption, as follows:

Domestic-use contract

The overdue notice is sent at least 16 days before the interruption notice provided for in Section 7.2.2.

Non-domestic-use contract

The overdue notice is sent at least 9 days before the interruption notice provided for in Section 7.2.2, unless you have a high-risk large-power contract, in which case no overdue notice is required.

7.2.2 Notice of interruption of electricity service

When Hydro-Québec decides to interrupt electricity service in one of the situations listed in Section 7.1.2, it must send you an interruption notice. If you do not pay your bill by the due date, this notice is sent to you after the time specified in Section 7.2.1 has lapsed.

Interruption noticeHydro-Québec must send you an interruption notice in writing at least 9 days before interrupting service.

Validity of the interruption notice

The interruption notice is valid for 45 days from the date on which it is sent. Hydro-Québec is then authorized to interrupt your electricity service after the above-mentioned 9-day period has lapsed and up to 45 days after the date on which the notice is sent.

Before interrupting your electricity service for non-payment, Hydro-Québec offers you a payment arrangement, if you so request.

If your account is in default, Hydro-Québec may interrupt electricity service for all of your contracts.

7.2.3 Notice given where access to Hydro-Québec’s equipment is controlled by a third party or if the interruption affects other customers scheduled to undergo a voltage conversion

If Hydro-Québec decides to interrupt your electricity service but cannot access its equipment in violation of Section 14.3, and access is controlled by a third party, it sends that third party a 30-day notice in writing, with a true copy to you, of its intention to interrupt your electricity service.



If Hydro-Québec decides to interrupt your electricity service because the work required on your electrical installation to allow it to receive electricity according to the agreed mode of supply and to allow the voltage conversion on the scheduled date has not been carried out in accordance with sections 15.2.1 and 16.2.3, and if this interruption would also affect other customers, Hydro-Québec sends these customers a notice in writing of at least 60 days, with a true copy to you, of its intention to interrupt electricity service.

In either case, after the notice period has elapsed, Hydro-Québec may send you the electricity service interruption notice provided for in Section 7.2.2 and subsequently interrupt service.

7.3 Charges arising from electricity service interruption

For electricity service interruption

Electricity service is restored once you have remedied the situation that led to the interruption, and Hydro-Québec bills you the applicable “charge for work” stipulated in Table I-A, Chapter 20, in all cases provided for in Section 7.1, except the following:

a) The service address is receiving electricity with no contract.

b) The safety of persons or property is at risk.

c) The interruption has been requested by a competent federal, provincial or municipal authority, for example a police force or fire department.

For restoration of electricity service outside regular working hours

If the restoration of electricity service necessitates travel and you require that the work be done outside Hydro-Québec’s regular working hours, Hydro-Québec bills you for the cost of restoration according to the detailed cost-of-work calculation, minus the “charge for work” if already billed.

I I I Connection Requests

Connection Requests – Part III


CHAPTER 8

Submission of Connection Request and Determination of Work Included in Basic Service

8.1 Connection request

To receive electricity at a new or existing electrical installation requiring work, you must submit a connection request.

Who can submit a connection request

To submit a connection request, you must be the owner of the electrical installation to be served, or mandated or authorized by the owner.

Required information

Your connection request must include all the mandatory information specified in Schedule I. If you fail to provide this information, Hydro-Québec may refuse your request.

Work required to meet a connection request

Hydro-Québec establishes the layout of the power distribution system and determines the work needed to meet your connection request, favoring the least costly technical solution.

Charges applicable if the work is included in basic service

The $360 “charge for work on the system” indicated in Table I-A, Chapter 20, will be billed to you if the work needed to meet your connection request:

a) is included in basic service, according to the criteria in sections 8.2 to 8.4;

b) is performed during regular working hours; and

c) is not on an electrical installation in an inaccessible location.

Amount to be paid for work not included in basic service

Work not included in the least costly technical solution constitutes an option for the customer and is conditional on Hydro-Québec’s acceptance. You must pay the additional costs arising from such work.

Charge for travel without connection

If Hydro-Québec discovers on site that the electrical installation for which it has received a connection request is already connected, you will be billed the $170 “charge for travel without work” indicated at line 3 of Table I-A, Chapter 20.

Part III – Connection Requests


Servitudes required on private property

Before the work begins, you must obtain, at your expense, any servitude required by Hydro-Québec for extension of a distribution line on private property.

If you do not supply the necessary servitude, Hydro-Québec will not do the work but will provide you with a connection point on a distribution line. You will then have to extend your customer’s service entrance up to the connection point, at your expense.

Vegetation clearing

You must assume the cost of any vegetation clearing required.

Civil works for underground connection

You are responsible for providing the civil works on the property served or to be served, including those needed for an underground distribution service loop, whether the service loop is being replaced or installed for the first time.

In addition, you must assume the cost of the civil works needed for your connection request unless the minimum load density is reached at your connection point.

These civil works must be built in such a way that Hydro-Québec can safely install, connect, operate and maintain its electrical equipment.

a) Civil works by customer or Hydro-Québec:

You may provide the civil works required for the distribution line at your expense or ask Hydro-Québec to build them. In the latter case, as Hydro-Québec does not build the civil works itself but has them built by a third party, it will not provide you with an estimate of their cost; you must therefore pay an advance determined by Hydro-Québec for the civil works and undertake to pay the actual cost of the work according to the agreement reached with Hydro-Québec.

b) Municipal requirements:

If municipal bylaws require that civil works be built exclusively by the municipality, the cost will be estimated and billed to you by the municipality.

c) Maintenance and upgrading to code:

You are responsible for the work needed for upgrading to code, maintenance, the addition and replacement of the necessary civil works and equipment located on the property to be served, other than Hydro-Québec’s electrical equipment.



8.2 Criteria for application of basic service to distribution service loop

8.2.1 Cases in which basic service is applicable to the distribution service loop

If your connection request requires work on the distribution service loop, basic service will apply in the following cases:

a) a new electrical installation;

b) replacement, modification or relocation of the distribution service loop following an increase in the current rating of the main service box or addition of a main service box or customer substation.

If all or some of the work necessary to meet your connection request is not included in basic service, please see Chapter 9.

8.2.2 Items included in basic service for a distribution service loop

Hydro-Québec provides and installs a distribution service loop up to the connection point, which must be in a location directly accessible from the distribution line.

The distribution service loop provided by Hydro-Québec is overhead if the distribution line is overhead at the supply point on the distribution line, or underground if the distribution line is underground at the supply point on the distribution line.

Depending on the type of distribution service loop, the following items are included in basic service:

Overhead distribution service loop

A distribution service loop of up to 30 m, including all necessary support structures and equipment.

Underground distribution service loop

A distribution service loop of up to 30 m, including installation of the first cable section and a riser if required.

You must provide the necessary civil works at your expense.

The cost of items not included in basic service is calculated according to the provisions of Section 9.2.

8.2.3 Method for determining the length of the distribution service loop

For billing purposes, the length of the distribution service loop is the length of a line established by Hydro-Québec based on one of the following distances, whichever is more advantageous:

a) the distance from the lot line between the property to be served and a public road, or from a distribution line, to the connection point; or

b) the distance from the supply point on the distribution line to the connection point.



8.2.4 Cases in which the distribution service loop is not provided

Hydro-Québec does not provide or build a distribution service loop in the following cases:

a) Your connection request requires a service loop wholly or partially located on private property other than your own, and you do not provide the servitude required by Hydro-Québec.

b) Your connection request is for temporary supply and requires an overhead service loop.

c) Your connection request is for an electrical installation with an anticipated power demand of less than 2 k W and requires an overhead service loop.

d) The distribution line is overhead and you request an underground service loop.

e) You choose to provide a service entrance extending up to the distribution line.

8.2.5 Cases in which the connection is provided by the customer (service entrance)

If Hydro-Québec does not provide a distribution service loop, you must provide a service entrance up to the distribution line, at your own expense.

Overhead service entrance

Hydro-Québec provides a connection point on the distribution line only.

Underground service entrance

If you opt for an underground service entrance and the distribution line is overhead, Hydro-Québec may, where technically feasible, provide you with a connection point on a pole in the power distribution system, subject to an agreement.

If Hydro-Québec replaces, moves or removes the pole to which a service entrance is connected or adds equipment to it, the necessary work on the electrical installation must be performed and paid for by its owner.

8.3 Criteria for application of basic service to a distribution line extension

8.3.1 Extension of an overhead distribution line (request for supply of less than 5 M V A including installed load)

If your connection request is for an anticipated apparent power demand of less than 5 M V A including installed load and requires the extension of an overhead distribution line located in a public right-of-way, the items included in basic service are determined as follows:

If there is a municipal water supply or sewer system

The number of metres of distribution line required to meet your connection request.



If there is no municipal water supply or sewer system

One of the following will apply:

a) up to 100 m of overhead distribution line for each main service box or customer substation to be supplied, if the anticipated power demand is between 2 and 50 k W; or

b) 2 m of overhead distribution line per k W of anticipated power demand if greater than 50 k W and less than 5 M V A, up to a maximum of 1,000 m for each main service box or customer substation to be supplied.

If your connection request necessitates the extension of an overhead distribution line through a back lot, you are billed an extra charge calculated according to Section 9.4.1.

If, for technical reasons, Hydro-Québec chooses to extend an underground rather than overhead distribution line, all or part of the extension could be included in basic service.

8.3.2 Extension of an underground distribution line (request for supply of less than 5 M V A including installed load)

If your connection request is for an anticipated apparent power demand of less than 5 M V A including installed load and requires the extension of an underground distribution line, the extension is included in basic service in the following cases:

a) Your connection point is located within an underground network that has reached the minimum load density.

b) Your connection point is located on the periphery of an underground network that has reached the minimum load density, and all the following conditions are met:

• Your connection request requires the extension of an existing underground distribution line over a distance of no more than 333 m.

• This extension complies with the minimum load density criteria.

• The extension is done from a location where the minimum load density has been reached.

c) Your connection point is in a location targeted by a municipal development plan agreed on with Hydro-Québec and all the following conditions are met:

• The development plan provides for public infrastructure work and includes a plan and timeline for deployment of the power distribution system.

• Through the municipal development project, the minimum load density will be achieved within 10 years.

• The underground distribution line extension needed to meet your connection request complies with the minimum load density criteria over a distance of at least 333 m.



8.4 Criteria for application of basic service to a distribution line modification

8.4.1 Modification of an overhead distribution line (request for supply of less than 5 M V A including installed load)

If your connection request is for an anticipated apparent power demand of less than 5 M V A including installed load and it requires modification of an existing overhead distribution line, the work required is included in basic service if all the following conditions are met:

a) The single-phase or three-phase voltage needed to meet your connection request is available on the existing distribution line to which your electrical installation will be connected;

b) A main service box or customer substation is added, or the current rating of the existing main service box is increased;

c) Your connection request is not for temporary supply;

d) Your connection request is for an electrical installation with an anticipated power demand of 2 k W or more;

e) The increase in anticipated apparent power demand is less than 5 M V A, including any apparent power demand that was energized less than 5 years before the date of your connection request.

If your connection request is for power requirements that necessitate replacing a single-phase overhead distribution line with a three-phase overhead distribution line or adding three-phase voltage, your request will be processed as though it were for an overhead distribution line extension.

8.4.2 Modification of an underground distribution line (request for supply of less than 5 M V A including installed load)

If your connection request is for an anticipated apparent power demand of less than 5 M V A including installed load and necessitates modification of an existing underground distribution line, the work required is included in basic service if all the following conditions are met:

a) The single-phase or three-phase voltage needed to meet your connection request is available on the existing distribution line to which your electrical installation will be connected;

b) A main service box or customer substation is added, or the current rating of the existing main service box is increased;

c) Your connection request is not for temporary supply;

d) Your connection request is for an electrical installation with an anticipated power demand of 2 k W or more;

e) The increase in the anticipated apparent power demand is less than 5 M V A, including any apparent power demand that was energized less than 5 years before the date of your connection request;

f) The minimum load density has been reached.

8.5 Securing of the power distribution system

If you request temporary work to secure the power distribution system, if the work is for a building containing no more than 4 dwellings, and if the work is done during regular working hours, the securing of the system is included in basic service. As indicated in Table I-B, Chapter 20, no charge will be billed to you.

The method used to calculate the amount you pay for items not included in basic service is explained in Section 9.7.6.



CHAPTER 9

Calculation of the Amount to Be Paid for Work Not Included in Basic Service

9.1 Methods for calculating the cost of work

To determine the amount you must pay for work not included in basic service, Hydro-Québec applies one of the following methods, depending on the nature of the work:

a) Method based on prices specified in the section in question;

b) Method based on prices specified in Chapter 20;

c) Detailed cost-of-work calculation, explained in Section 9.1.2, if it is not possible to use the prices indicated in Chapter 20 or if your connection request is for work involving particular conditions such as the crossing of a lake or river.

9.1.1 Additional costs and charges

Where applicable, the following costs and charges are added to the amount you must pay for work not included in basic service.

Charge for work on the system

The $360 “charge for work on the system” indicated in Table I-A in Chapter 20.

Vegetation clearing, servitudes and civil works

Costs arising from vegetation clearing, the required servitudes, and civil works.

Work requested by the customer outside regular working hours

For any type of work done outside regular working hours, the amount you have to pay is based on the detailed cost-of-work calculation.

However, if you ask that interruption and restoration work be done outside regular working hours, Hydro-Québec will bill you the applicable amount for “scheduled interruptions and preventive maintenance” indicated in Table I-B, Chapter 20.

9.1.2 Application of the detailed cost-of-work calculation

If the amount you have to pay is determined according to the detailed cost-of-work calculation, Hydro-Québec will refer to the calculation table in Schedule I V. The amount to be paid is the sum of the following items:

a) cost of labor and equipment (line 1 of the table), i.e., the number of hours required for travel and for the work itself, multiplied by the applicable hourly rate;



b) cost of procuring goods and services supplied by third parties (line 2 of the table), plus the “acquisition fee” (line 3) and “contract management fee” (line 4);

c) cost of materials (line 6 of the table), plus the “acquisition fee” (line 7), “materials management fee” (line 8) and “minor materials fee” (line 9);

d) provision for end-of-asset-life reinvestment (line 12 of the table), applied to the sum of paragraphs (a) to (c) above for underground work, or for overhead work if Hydro-Québec deploys the power distribution system in a back lot;

e) engineering and request management fee (line 13 of the table), applied to the sum of paragraphs (a) to (d) above for underground work or to the sum of paragraphs (a) to (c) above for overhead work if Hydro-Québec deploys the power distribution system in a back lot;

f) provision for future operation and maintenance (line 14 of the table), applied to the sum of paragraphs (a) to (c) above;

g) cost of acquiring any servitude (line 16 of the table) required by Hydro-Québec.

9.2 Calculation of amount to pay for work on a distribution service loop

If your connection request requires an overhead or underground distribution service loop beyond the length included in basic service (Section 8.2), you must pay an additional amount to cover this part of the work, as follows.

9.2.1 Overhead distribution service loop

To calculate the amount you have to pay for an overhead distribution service loop beyond the length included in basic service, Hydro-Québec uses the “price for overhead service loops” indicated in Table I I-A, Chapter 20, according to the length of the service loop.

Service loop between 30 and 60 m long

The “price for overhead service loops,” according to the current rating of the main service box, indicated at line 2 of Table I I-A, Chapter 20.

Service loop longer than 60 m

The “price for overhead service loops,” according to the current rating of the main service box, indicated at line 3 of Table I I-A, Chapter 20.

9.2.2 Underground distribution service loop

To calculate the amount you have to pay for an underground distribution service loop beyond the length included in basic service, Hydro-Québec uses the following data:

Underground cables beyond the length included in basic service

a) Number of metres exceeding the length included in basic service

multiplied by

b) “price per metre of underground cable,” according to type of cable, indicated in Table I I-I, Chapter 20.



Installation of underground cable sections beyond the first section included in basic service

a) Number of underground cable sections beyond the first section included in basic service

multiplied by

b) the “price for assembly of an underground cable section – cable pulling and splicing,” according to the type of supply, indicated in Table I I-H, Chapter 20.

Installation of risers

The “price for risers,” according to the type of supply, indicated in Table I I-G, Chapter 20.

9.3 Calculation of amount to pay for modification of a distribution service loop

If your connection request requires the modification, relocation or replacement of an overhead or underground distribution service loop but there is no increase in the current rating of your main service box or addition of a main service box or customer substation, the amount you must pay for the work is as follows.

9.3.1 Modification, relocation or replacement of an overhead distribution service loop

To calculate the amount you have to pay, Hydro-Québec uses one of the following methods:

a) If all the following conditions are met:

• The distribution service loop is modified, moved or replaced over a distance of 30 m or less;

• No poles or anchors are added or removed;

• No more than 120 m of low-voltage conductor is added to the overhead distribution line, if applicable;

• If an overhead transformer is added, its capacity does not exceed 25 k V A.

Hydro-Québec uses the “service loop replacement or relocation” price according to the current rating of the main service box, as indicated at line 1 of Table I-B, Chapter 20.

b) If all the conditions in (a) are met and there are clearance constraints due to a swimming pool, Hydro-Québec uses the “service loop relocation due to constraints related to a swimming pool” price according to the current rating of the main service box, as indicated at line 2 of Table I-B, Chapter 20.

c) In all other cases, Hydro-Québec calculates the sum of the prices applicable for each item needed to meet your connection request, as indicated in tables I I-C and I I-D, Chapter 20.

9.3.2 Modification, relocation or replacement of an underground distribution service loop

To determine the amount you must pay for the underground distribution service loop, Hydro-Québec calculates the sum of the prices applicable to each item needed to meet your connection request, as indicated in tables I I-F to I I-K, Chapter 20.



9.4 Calculation of amount to pay for distribution line extension

If your connection request requires an overhead or underground distribution line extension that is not included in basic service, you must pay for the work as follows.

9.4.1 Overhead distribution line extension

To calculate the amount you have to pay for the extension of an overhead distribution line, Hydro-Québec uses one of the following methods.

If there is a municipal water supply or sewer system

In a public right-of-way

The length of the extension is entirely included in basic service.

In a back lot

a) Number of metres of distribution line extension included in basic service

multiplied by

b) the “price per metre for overhead line extension – back-lot supplement,” according to the type of supply, indicated in Table I I-B, Chapter 20.

If there is no municipal water supply or sewer system


a) Number of metres exceeding the length included in basic service

multiplied by

b) the “price per metre for overhead line extension in a public right-of-way,” according to the type of supply, indicated in Table I I-B, Chapter 20.

In a back lot

a) Number of metres included in basic service

multiplied by

b) the “price per metre for overhead line extension – back-lot supplement,” according to the type of supply, indicated in Table I I-B, Chapter 20.

plus

c) Number of metres exceeding the length included in basic service

multiplied by

d) the “price per metre for overhead line extension – in a back lot,” according to the type of supply, indicated in Table I I-B, Chapter 20.



9.4.2 Extension of an underground distribution line for a residential project where transformers and disconnect switches are not underground

To calculate the amount you have to pay if your connection request necessitates extension of an underground distribution line for a residential project where transformers and disconnect switches are not underground, Hydro-Québec uses the following calculation method.

Amount to pay

For single-phase supply

a) Number of buildings supplied with single-phase electricity

multiplied by

b) price per building according to building type, indicated at lines 1 to 12 of Table I I-E, Chapter 20.

and/or

For three-phase supply

a) Number of dwellings supplied with three-phase electricity

multiplied by

b) price per dwelling, indicated at line 13 of Table I I-E, Chapter 20.

Additional charges applicable to single-family homes

If the average facade of a single-family home in the residential project is wider than 30 m, you must pay an amount calculated as follows:

a) Sum of the facade widths of all single-family homes in the residential project.

less

b) number of single-family homes in the residential project

multiplied by

c) 30 m.

multiplied by

d) the “price per additional metre,” indicated at line 14 of Table I I-E, Chapter 20.

Work at customer’s expense

The cost of the option is increased by the costs of any vegetation clearing, servitudes and civil works required. You must provide, at your expense, the civil works needed for the local underground line and the service loops.

If a distribution line must be extended from the existing line to the residential project, the amount you have to pay is calculated according to the terms and conditions set out in chapters 8 and 9 of these conditions of service.



9.4.3 Underground distribution line extension for any other project

To calculate the amount you have to pay if your connection request necessitates extension of an underground distribution line for a project other than that covered in Section 9.4.2, Hydro-Québec uses the following three-step method, explained in Schedule V.

Step 1: Determine the cost of extending the underground distribution line, taking into account the particular specifications of your connection request.

Step 2: Calculate the value of the applicable basic service.

Step 3: Subtract the amount calculated in Step 2 from the amount in Step 1 to obtain the amount to pay.

9.5 Calculation of amount to pay for distribution line modification

If your connection request requires distribution line modifications that are not included in basic service, you must pay for the work.

9.5.1 Overhead distribution line modification

To calculate the amount you have to pay, Hydro-Québec calculates the sum of the prices applicable to each item needed to meet your connection request, as indicated in tables I I-C and I I-D, Chapter 20.

9.5.2 Underground distribution line modification

To calculate the amount you have to pay if your connection request necessitates modification of an underground distribution line, Hydro-Québec uses the following three-step method, explained in Schedule V.

Step 1: Determine the cost of modifying the underground distribution line, taking into account the particular specifications of your connection request.

Step 2: Calculate the value of the applicable basic service.

Step 3: Subtract the amount calculated in Step 2 from the amount in Step 1 to obtain the amount to pay.

9.6 Calculation of amount to pay for distribution line relocation

If your connection request necessitates relocation of an existing overhead or underground distribution line, the amount you have to pay for the work is determined according to the prices indicated in Chapter 20, if applicable; otherwise the amount is based on the detailed cost-of-work calculation.

If only a pole has to be moved and no conductors need to be added, the amount you pay for work is determined according to the price for “pole relocation” indicated at line 3 of Table I-B, Chapter 20.

9.7 Other amounts to pay

9.7.1 Cost of medium-voltage metering equipment for a small-power installation

If your request requires medium-voltage metering, you must pay the “medium-voltage metering for a small-power electrical installation” charge indicated in Table I-C, Chapter 20, if the following two conditions are met:



a) The electricity delivered is used at low voltage; and

b) The maximum current of your electrical installation does not exceed 500 A per building.

The amount is payable before the start of the work and is not refundable.

9.7.2 Optional equipment and backup line

Equipment not needed to meet your connection request will be provided and installed at your expense. The amount you pay for the work required is determined by the prices indicated in Chapter 20, if applicable; otherwise, it is based on the detailed cost-of-work calculation. This amount is not subject to any allocation, and the refund provided for in Section 10.4 does not apply.

If you request a backup line, the amount you have to pay for this line is the sum of the applicable overhead prices indicated in tables I I-B, I I-C and I I-D, Chapter 20, and/or the sum of the applicable underground prices indicated in tables I I-F to I I-K, Chapter 20, as the case may be.

You must also pay the price for “medium-voltage metering for an option" based on the type of supply, as indicated in Table I-C, Chapter 20, if applicable.

Hydro-Québec will inform you in writing of the conditions governing use of the backup line. The fact that Hydro-Québec agrees to provide a backup line does not guarantee exclusive electricity supply, nor service continuity, nor delivery of electricity.

9.7.3 Service for power demand less than 2 k W

If your connection request necessitates work for an electrical installation with an anticipated power demand less than 2 k W, the work is not included in basic service. The amount you must pay for the work required is calculated as follows:

Overhead service entrance

Since Hydro-Québec does not provide or build a distribution service loop, you must provide a service entrance up to the distribution line, at your own expense. This service entrance must extend to the distribution line. Hydro-Québec provides a connection point on the distribution line only.

Underground service entrance

The amount you pay for the work required is determined by the prices indicated in tables II-F to II-I, Chapter 20, if applicable; otherwise, it is based on the detailed cost-of work calculation.

Overhead distribution line extension

a) Number of metres required

multiplied by

b) the “price per metre for overhead line extension,” according to the type of supply, indicated in Table I I-B, Chapter 20.

Overhead distribution line modification

The sum of the “prices for overhead work” and the “prices for overhead equipment” indicated in tables I I-C and I I-D, Chapter 20, for all applicable components.



Underground distribution line extension or modification

The sum of the prices for underground work and equipment, indicated in tables I I-F to I I-K, Chapter 20, for all applicable components.

Addition of overhead transformers and disconnect switches

If the work requires the addition of a transformer or disconnect switch so that Hydro-Québec can meet your connection request, you must pay the sum of the “prices for overhead equipment” indicated in Table I I-D, Chapter 20, for all applicable components.

9.7.3.1 Billing demand less than 2 k W

If your connection request is for an anticipated power demand of 2 k W or more but Hydro-Québec notes that the billing demand determined in accordance with the Rates is less than 2 k W for any consumption period within the 5 years following the initial energizing date, you must pay the cost of the work that would have been billable.

9.7.4 Temporary supply

If your connection request is for temporary supply and necessitates work, the work is not included in basic service.

The amount that you must pay for the required work and temporary metering is calculated according to the “prices for temporary supply” for each of the components indicated in Table I I-L, Chapter 20, if applicable, or according to the detailed cost-of-work calculation.

The depreciated value of equipment and material that Hydro-Québec plans to recover for reuse is deducted from the cost of the work.

9.7.5 Special charge for connecting to an off-grid system

If your connection request concerns an off-grid system located north of the 53rd parallel, and is for electricity for space heating or water heating, you must pay the applicable “special charge for connecting to an off-grid system” indicated in Table I-A, Chapter 20, instead of the “charge for work on the system.”

This charge also applies in the case when a space or water heating system is converted to electricity.

It does not apply if your connection request:

a) concerns the Schefferville system;

b) is for temporary use of electric heating devices to dry joints and paint during construction work;

c) is for a service contract eligible for the Dual-Energy Domestic Rate – Inukjuak System.



9.7.6 Securing of the power distribution system

If you request temporary work to secure the power distribution system and the work is done during regular working hours, the amount you have to pay corresponds to the “price for flat-fee work” for securing of the system at the customer’s request, according to the type of work, as indicated in Table I-B, Chapter 20. If more than one system-securing measure is required at the same site, Hydro-Québec charges you for the highest-priced applicable measure.

The $750 price for “de-energizing” indicated in Table I-B, Chapter 20, will apply for any measure not provided for in this table.

9.7.7 Electrical installation for cryptographic use applied to blockchains

If your connection request is for an electrical installation where at least 50 kilowatts (k W) of installed capacity will be dedicated to cryptographic use applied to blockchains, you must assume the entire cost of the work required to make the connection.

If the amount you have to pay for the work required cannot be determined using the prices indicated in Chapter 20, it will be based on the detailed cost-of-work calculation.

Payment in full must be received before Hydro-Québec will start the work.

None of the work is included in basic service. Moreover, no refund as provided for in Section 10.4 will apply for addition on the distribution line of a new electrical installation for cryptographic use applied to blockchains.

If your connection request is for another type of use but Hydro-Québec notes, during the 5 years following the initial energizing, that you are using it for cryptographic use applied to blockchains, you must pay the cost of all the work required to make the connection.

If Hydro-Québec has sent you written confirmation of the available capacity for cryptographic use applied to blockchains at the connection point and you have agreed to it prior to June 7, 2018, you have until March 3, 2022, to submit at least one connection request to avail yourself of all or part of this capacity, in which case your request will be processed according to the provisions of chapters 8 to 10 of these conditions of service. Any connection request for cryptographic use applied to blockchains submitted on or after March 4, 2022, will be processed according to the provisions of this section.

CHAPTER 10

Processing of Connection Requests

10.1 Processing of a connection request according to the work to be done

10.1.1 Flat-fee work

The amount you must pay for flat-fee work is predetermined according to the nature of the work and corresponds either to the “charge for work on the system” indicated in Table I-A, Chapter 20, or to the “price for flat-fee work” indicated in Table I-B, Chapter 20.



Written confirmation from Hydro-Québec

If your connection request necessitates work included as flat-fee work, Hydro-Québec sends you a confirmation in writing containing the following items based on the information you provided:

a) information about the completion schedule;

b) a description of the work to be done;

c) information as to any servitude required;

d) the amount you have to pay for the work.

Start of workBefore the flat-fee work can begin, you must confirm to Hydro-Québec by telephone that you agree to pay the estimated cost of the work. Payment is not due until the start of the work.

10.1.2 Minor work

Minor work consists of work that is standardized by Hydro-Québec, i.e., that does not require custom engineering.

If your connection request necessitates minor work, Hydro-Québec proceeds as follows:

Proposal for minor work

Hydro-Québec sends you a written proposal for minor work containing the following items based on the information you provided:

a) information about the completion schedule;

b) a description of the work to be done;

c) information as to any servitude required;

d) the technical requirements applicable to the work to be done by you, if any;

e) the total cost of the work;

f) the amount you have to pay for the work;

g) the amount of the financial guarantee provided for in Section 10.3, if applicable;

h) the amount of the advance required by Hydro-Québec for construction of the civil works, if applicable;

i) the terms of payment, if applicable;

j) the amount of anticipated power demand to be added, if applicable.



Start of work

Before starting the work, Hydro-Québec must have received:

a) your written acceptance of the proposal for minor work;

b) the financial guarantee provided for in Section 10.3, if applicable;

c) the amount you have to pay for the work;

d) the advance required by Hydro-Québec for construction of the civil works, if applicable.

10.1.3 Major work

Major work consists of power distribution system work of a technical complexity requiring the production of a signed and sealed engineering drawing.

If your connection request necessitates major work, Hydro-Québec proceeds as follows:

Estimate for major work

Hydro-Québec sends you a written estimate for major work containing the following items based on the information you provided:

a) a description of the work to be done;

b) information as to any servitude required;

c) the technical requirements applicable to the work to be done by you, if any;

d) an estimate of the total cost of the work;

e) the estimated amount you must pay for the work;

f) the amount of the financial guarantee provided for in Section 10.3, if applicable;

g) the amount of anticipated power demand to be added, if applicable.

Agreement for major work

When you send in your written acceptance of the estimate for major work, you must pay the financial guarantee provided for in Section 10.3, if applicable. Hydro-Québec then completes the engineering and sends you, for your signature, an agreement for major work containing the following:

a) a description of the work to be done;

b) information as to any servitude required;

c) the technical requirements applicable to the work to be done by you, if any;

d) the schedule for completion of the work;

e) the total cost of the work, including engineering;

f) the amount you have to pay for the work;

g) the amount of the advance required by Hydro-Québec for construction of the civil works, if applicable;

h) the amount of anticipated power demand to be added, if applicable.



Start of work

Before starting the work, Hydro-Québec must have received:

a) your written acceptance of the agreement for major work;

b) bthe financial guarantee provided for in Section 10.3, if applicable;

c) the amount you have to pay for the work;

d) the advance required by Hydro-Québec for construction of the civil works, if applicable.

10.1.4 Prices applicable

The amounts charged to you are based on the prices in effect on the applicable date indicated below.

Flat-fee work The date on which Hydro-Québec received your connection request.

Minor work The date on which you signed the proposal for minor work.

Major work The date on which you signed the agreement for major work.

10.1.5 Terms of payment

If Hydro-Québec does not require payment before beginning the work, the terms indicated in Section 4.3 apply.

If your connection request is for a single building in which all the service contracts are eligible for a domestic rate, you may choose to pay for the work in one of the following ways:

a) in a single payment; or

b) in 30 payments every two months, including interest as follows:

• Interest is calculated according to the “prospective cost of capital” indicated in Table I I-M, Chapter 20, in effect on the date of signing of the proposal for minor work or the agreement for major work, as the case may be. The rate is fixed for the term of the payment arrangement.

• The first payment is due on the date of signing of the proposal for minor work or the agreement for major work, as the case may be.

• If you miss more than one payment, Hydro-Québec may terminate the payment arrangement and claim the entire balance owing plus accrued interest.



10.1.6 Withdrawal of a connection request

If you make a connection request and later withdraw it, the following terms apply:

Withdrawal

Hydro-Québec considers that you have withdrawn your connection request in the following cases:

a) You notify Hydro-Québec in writing that you are withdrawing your connection request.

b) You change your connection request. In that case, only the portion of the work that was originally planned during the engineering phase and that will not be used in the modified connection request is considered withdrawn.

c) You did not provide the financial guarantee provided for in Section 10.3, if applicable, when you accepted the proposal for minor work or the estimate for major work.

d) If, within 6 months:

• you have not returned the signed proposal for minor work to Hydro-Québec;

• you have not returned the signed agreement for major work to Hydro-Québec;

• after Hydro-Québec has sent you the agreement for major work, you have not paid the amount for the work or the advance required by Hydro-Québec for the civil works, unless delayed payment has been agreed on;

• the connection was not energized on the date indicated in the proposal for minor work or the agreement for major work for a reason other than a delay attributable to Hydro-Québec, unless a postponement has been agreed on.

Cost of withdrawal

If you withdraw your connection request after accepting the proposal for minor work or the estimate for major work in writing, you must pay the cost of withdrawal based on the sum of the following:

a) costs incurred for purchases and service contracts as well as compensation to be paid;

b) cost of work done;

c) cost of work made necessary by the withdrawal of the connection request, including dismantling of facilities if applicable;

d) actual cost of engineering and request management;

less

e) the depreciated value of equipment and materials recovered for reuse by Hydro-Québec.



New connection request

In all cases where Hydro-Québec charges you for withdrawal costs, you must pay these before Hydro-Québec will agree to study a new connection request from you.

RefundAny amount you have paid in excess of the amount billed for withdrawal will be refunded to you.

Transitional provision

If you submitted your connection request before April 1, 2018, and the connection was not energized within 12 months of the scheduled date of connection, Hydro-Québec will deem that you have withdrawn your connection request.

10.2 Customer’s commitments for a demand of less than 5 M V A including installed load

If your connection request is for an anticipated apparent power demand of less than 5 M V A including installed load, Hydro-Québec will monitor your billing demand for each of the 5 years following the date on which your electrical installation was energized, up to 500 k W. Depending on the result of this monitoring, the following conditions apply.

If, in each of the 5 years of monitoring, the average billing demand is equal to or greater than the anticipated power demand, you will have no additional amount to pay.

Otherwise, for each year of monitoring in which the average billing demand is less than the anticipated power demand, Hydro-Québec will bill you an amount calculated as follows:

A B = 2 x (P D – A B D) x 1/5 x applicable “price per metre for overhead line extension” indicated in Table I I-B, Chapter 20, in effect on the date the addition was connected

where:

A B = amount billed

P D = anticipated power demand

A B D = average billing demand for the year in question

If you signed a contribution agreement before April 1, 2018, it remains subject to the Conditions of Electricity Service effective as of April 1, 2015, until its expiry.

10.3 Financial guarantee for a demand of 1,000 k W or more supplied at medium voltage

If your connection request is for an anticipated power demand of 1,000 k W or more to be supplied at medium voltage, you must provide a financial guarantee to cover the costs incurred by Hydro-Québec.



Payment dateYou must pay the financial guarantee when you send in your written acceptance of the proposal for minor work (see Section 10.1.2) or the estimate for major work (see Section 10.1.3), as the case may be.

Terms and conditions of financial guarantee

The financial guarantee must cover the part of the cost of work included in basic service, plus an amount equal to the taxes.

The financial guarantee must be valid from the date of acceptance of the proposal for minor work or the estimate for major work, and remain valid for a period of 5 years from the date of energizing.

The financial guarantee must take the form of an irrevocable and unconditional standby letter of credit issued by a financial institution and meeting Hydro-Québec’s requirements.

For government agencies and financial institutions referred to in Schedule I I, the financial guarantee may take the form of a letter of undertaking from the Board of Directors or its equivalent.

If you fulfill the commitments set out in Section 10.2, one fifth of the value of the guarantee will be reimbursed annually.

Use by Hydro-Québec of the financial guarantee

Hydro-Québec may use the financial guarantee you have provided, without notice or delay, and keep the entire amount guaranteed as payment against the power commitment, with no possibility of reimbursement, in any of the following cases:

a) A bill remains unpaid after its due date, so that Hydro-Québec can collect any unpaid amount.

b) Your electricity consumption ceases definitively.

c) You terminate your service contract.

d) You are in a situation of insolvency under an applicable law.

10.4 Refund for addition of an electrical installation on a distribution line

If you paid an amount for extension or modification of a distribution line (see Chapter 9), you are entitled to a partial or full refund of this amount when a new electrical installation is added on this distribution line, under the following conditions:

Relevant periodThe new electrical installation must be added no later than 5 years after the date of energizing your electrical installation.



Amount of refund

The amount of your refund is based on the anticipated power demand of the electrical installation added.

a) For anticipated power demand between 2 and 50 k W:

• 100 m fixed length

multiplied by

• the applicable “price per metre for overhead line extension” indicated in Table I I-B, Chapter 20;

b) For anticipated power demand of more than 50 k W:

• 2 m per k W, up to a maximum of 1,000 m

multiplied by

• the applicable “price per metre for overhead line extension” indicated in Table I I-B, Chapter 20;

An amount corresponding to the cost of the distribution line extension or modification work needed to supply the new electrical installation, if applicable, is then subtracted from the amount calculated above.

Refund limit

The refund may not exceed the amount you paid.

Costs for vegetation clearing, servitudes, civil works, options, optional equipment and medium-voltage metering for a small-power electrical installation are not refundable.

Refund priority

The refund is granted first to the customer who paid for the extension or modification of the distribution line to which the new electrical installation is connected.

Once the amount paid by that customer has been refunded in full, the refundable balance is granted to the customer who paid for the part located immediately on the line side of that part of the distribution line, and so on until the entire refundable balance has been paid out.

Transitional provision


10.5 Joint-use credit

Any nonjoint-use agreement signed before April 1, 2018, remains subject to the Conditions of Electricity Service effective as of April 1, 2015, until its expiry.

I V Rights and Obligations of Hydro-Québec and Its Customers

Rights and Obligations of Hydro-Québec and Its Customers – Part IV


CHAPTER 11

Communication of Information

11.1 Information on conditions of service

Hydro-Québec informs its customers of these conditions of service. It may do so through its website at www.hydroquebec.com/publications/en.

11.2 Means of communication between Hydro-Québec and its customers

In these conditions of service, some provisions specify the means you may use to communicate with Hydro-Québec. The means of communication are grouped into two categories:

In writing

Any written communication transmitted as follows:

a) through Hydro-Québec’s website, in particular from your Customer Space;

b) by email;

c) by mail;

d) by fax.

By telephoneAny telephone conversation, including through the interactive voice response system.

When Hydro-Québec sends you a notice, it uses a means of communication providing proof of transmission, including by e-mail if you have supplied your e-mail address and consented to Hydro-Québec’s using it to communicate with you.

You can use your Customer Space on Hydro-Québec’s website (www.hydroquebec.com/en) at any time to:

a) submit a service request;

b) obtain and update information about your service contract;

c) sign up for Online Billing, the Equalized Payments Plan and Pre-Authorized Debit;

d) pay bills;

e) update the information on rental units that you own;

f) terminate a service contract.

11.3 Contract and billing information

You must provide Hydro-Québec with the information it needs to issue your electricity bill as well as manage its power distribution system and ensure system security. You must ensure that the information in your file is up to date.

http://www.hydroquebec.com/publications/en

Part IV – Rights and Obligations of Hydro-Québec and Its Customers


Changes to your service contract

During the term of the service contract, you must notify Hydro-Québec immediately:

a) of any change in the characteristics of your service contract;

b) of any change in the information you provided about your use of electricity;

c) of any change in the information in Schedule I;

d) of any change in the technical specifications of the electrical installation served;

e) of any modification to your dual-energy system.

Error notification

You must notify Hydro-Québec immediately upon becoming aware of any error concerning:

a) the confirmation of the characteristics of your contract sent to you by Hydro-Québec in accordance with Section 2.1;

b) any bill you receive from Hydro-Québec.

11.4 Notification in the event of technical malfunction

You must immediately notify Hydro-Québec of any electrical or mechanical malfunction of your electrical installation of which you are aware or cannot be unaware and which could:

a) disturb the Hydro-Québec power system;

b) hinder service to the electrical installations of other customers; or

c) endanger property or persons, including Hydro-Québec representatives.

11.5 Medium- or high-voltage supply

If your electrical installation is supplied at medium voltage or high voltage, you must designate one or more persons whom Hydro-Québec must be able to contact at all times in regards to the management and operation of its power system and to ensure its security.

You must ensure that any person so designated is authorized under the Master Electricians Act (CQLR, chapter M-3).

11.6 Hydro-Québec obligation regarding promotional activities

Hydro-Québec may conduct promotional activities regarding the terms and conditions set forth in chapters 2 and 4 of the Conditions of Service, provided such activities are temporary, apply to all customers or to various groups of customers and aim to reduce the amounts payable by customers under the above-mentioned chapters.

Hydro-Québec reports on these promotional activities to the Régie de l’énergie, as instructed by the Régie.



CHAPTER 12

Quality and Continuity of Service

12.1 Operation of the power distribution system

Hydro-Québec provides you with electricity subject to interruptions that may result from an emergency, accident, equipment failure or tripping of system protective devices.

Hydro-Québec may, at any time, interrupt electricity service for purposes of system maintenance, repair, modification or management, or for reasons of public utility or safety.

12.2 Limited liability of Hydro-Québec

Hydro-Québec does not guarantee a stable level of voltage and frequency, nor continuity of electricity service and delivery.

Hydro-Québec cannot be held liable for any material damage resulting from one or more voltage or frequency variations or losses, service interruptions in accordance with these conditions of service, or failure to deliver electricity, except in the case of intentional or gross fault.

Hydro-Québec cannot be held liable for damage resulting from a steady-state voltage not exceeding the following limits:

a) if electricity is supplied at low voltage or medium voltage, according to standard CAN3-C235-83 (R2015);

b) if electricity is supplied at high voltage, a difference of up to 10% above or below the nominal supply voltage.

12.3 Protection against electrical incidents

You are responsible for guarding against voltage fluctuations and losses, frequency fluctuations and accidental grounding, and in particular for ensuring that your electrical installation and the electrical appliances and equipment you use are protected against such incidents.

12.4 No guarantee

The following do not constitute and must not be interpreted as constituting an evaluation or a guarantee by Hydro-Québec of the functional value, efficiency or safety of the facilities serving the customer, including the electrical installation and protective devices, nor of their compliance with any applicable legislative or regulatory provision:

a) any contract entered into under these conditions of service;

b) any agreement entered into under these conditions of service;

c) any installation done by Hydro-Québec;

d) any connection of an electrical installation to the Hydro-Québec system;

e) any authorization given by Hydro-Québec;



f) any inspection or verification done by Hydro-Québec;

g) the electricity service provided by Hydro-Québec.

CHAPTER 13

Use of Electricity and Connection of Equipment and Appliances

13.1 Resale of electricity

You may not resell, rent, lend, exchange or give electricity supplied by Hydro-Québec, unless you are a power distribution undertaking covered by the Act Respecting Municipal and Private Electric Power Systems (CQLR, chapter S-41).

This prohibition does not apply to the rental of a service address in which the rent includes electricity.

13.2 Inappropriate use of electricity

You are liable for any damage caused to other customers or to Hydro-Québec if your electricity use violates these conditions of service or exceeds the available power.

13.3 Interfering with Hydro-Québec equipment

Any interference with the functioning of Hydro-Québec facilities, apparatus and equipment is prohibited. It is also prohibited to use them or carry out any operation or work whatsoever on them, unless you have obtained approval from Hydro-Québec.

13.4 Tampering with the electrical installation or metering equipment

If Hydro-Québec finds that the electrical installation or metering equipment has been tampered with so as to falsify the metering of electricity, or if the metering of electricity is impeded, you must pay the “inspection fee” indicated in Table I-A, Chapter 20, as well as the cost of purchase and installation of metering equipment to replace the damaged metering equipment, unless you can demonstrate that such tampering or impediment took place without your knowledge.

13.5 Hydro-Québec use of customer telecommunications circuits

You have priority in the use of your telecommunications circuits, but must allow Hydro-Québec to use them free of charge for the purpose of electricity metering and control.



13.6 Metering points

13.6.1 Separate service contract and metering for each delivery point

Each delivery point must be covered by a separate contract and separate metering, except in the following cases:

a) The electricity can also be delivered to you at a delivery point located on a backup line.

b) The electricity is delivered to you by more than one distribution line because of the limited capacity of Hydro-Québec’s power lines.

c) The electricity is for purposes of public lighting.

d) The electricity is delivered for a dwelling that has been covered by a single continuous contract since February 1, 1984, even if it is metered by more than one meter, as long as the electrical installation has not been modified.

e) The electricity has been continuously metered by a single meter since April 15, 1987, even if it is delivered to several delivery points serving the property, as long as the customer’s service entrance has not been modified.

You may not request multiple delivery points for the sole purpose of avoiding the application of terms and conditions set forth in the Rates or in these conditions of service.

13.6.2 Overall metering in a building

If you own a building with several electricity meters, you must allow Hydro-Québec to perform overall metering of the electricity delivered to all or part of the building, for consumption analysis purposes.

13.6.3 Metering of electricity in apartment buildings, community residences and rooming houses

In apartment buildings, and in community residences containing dwellings or both dwellings and rooms, electricity may be metered separately or in bulk, at the discretion of the owner or all the co-owners, as the case may be.

In community residences containing rooms only and in rooming houses, electricity for all the rooms is metered by a single meter. Electricity for common areas and collective services may be metered separately.

13.7 Metering equipment supplied by Hydro-Québec

Electricity delivered to you is metered by metering equipment chosen, supplied and installed by Hydro-Québec. The following terms and conditions apply:

Low-voltage metering

If Hydro-Québec’s current transformers have to be installed in a shielded substation, you are responsible for installing them and connecting their primary windings.



Medium- or high-voltage metering

You are responsible for installing Hydro-Québec’s current and voltage transformers and connecting their primary windings.

Customer equipment or apparatus

Any equipment or apparatus that you want to add to Hydro-Québec’s metering equipment is entirely at your expense.

13.8 Customer’s instrument transformers

You must obtain Hydro-Québec’s permission before installing any transformer, or similar equipment designed to protect your electrical installation, on the line side of Hydro-Québec’s metering equipment.

Only transformers for protecting your electrical installation or indicating its voltage may be installed on the line side of Hydro-Québec’s metering equipment.

In addition, the following provisions apply, depending on the supply voltage:

Low voltage

Any equipment that belongs to you and that is solely for purposes of load management and metering must be installed on the load side of Hydro-Québec’s metering equipment.

You may install only one voltage transformer and one current transformer per phase, and the cabinet containing them must have a mechanism for affixing a seal.

Medium or high voltage

Your metering equipment must be used solely to ensure electrical protection of the property, to display metering data and to emit load control signals.

You may install only one voltage transformer and one current transformer per phase, on the line side of the metering equipment.

13.9 Actions requiring prior authorization

Hydro-Québec’s prior authorization must be obtained for any modification of the customer’s service entrance or electricity use, or for installation of load control equipment on the line side of the metering equipment.



CHAPTER 14

Ownership of Facilities and Equipment and Right of Access

14.1 Ownership of facilities and equipment

The connection point is the demarcation between your electrical installation and the facilities and equipment of Hydro-Québec. However, some equipment, including the meter and the current or voltage transformers for metering, belong to Hydro-Québec and can be installed on the load side of the connection point.

Hydro-Québec remains the owner of the facilities and equipment used on the line side of the connection point, even if you contribute to the cost of the work carried out by Hydro-Québec.

The electrical installation located on the load side of the connection point does not belong to Hydro-Québec.

14.2 Installation of equipment

Right of installation

Hydro-Québec must be able to install free of charge, on the property served or to be served, in locations that are readily accessible, safe and agreed upon with you or the owner of the electrical installation, as the case may be, all equipment required for electricity service, control and metering, including power distribution system equipment if any part of the system is to be used to supply electricity to the said property.

Hydro-Québec must also be able to install such equipment free of charge after initial energization, in locations that are readily accessible, safe and agreed upon with you or the owner of the electrical installation, as the case may be.

Right of sealingHydro-Québec has the right to seal, free of charge, any point where a connection could be made on the line side of the metering equipment.

Right of subsoil use

Hydro-Québec has the right to use the subsoil free of charge for the installation, maintenance, connection, operation, modification, extension and use of power distribution system equipment.



14.3 Hydro-Québec access to its equipment

Access to the metering equipment is a prior condition for the delivery of electricity to a customer.

Reasons for access

Hydro-Québec and its representatives must be able to access the property served:

a) to install, operate, inspect, maintain, repair, modify or remove all equipment belonging to it;

b) to collect meter data;

c) to check whether your electricity use complies with these conditions of service. Hydro-Québec may also check documents or visually inspect your electrical installation or your devices and equipment;

d) to interrupt or restore electricity service.

Access period

Hydro-Québec has the right to access the property served:

a) at all times when necessary to ensure safety or the continuity of electricity service;

b) between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. every day, except Sundays and holidays, for any other reason.

Renovations made by the customer

You must obtain Hydro-Québec’s authorization before proceeding with any renovation or other work affecting the property supplied or your electrical installation, if the result of the work could prevent or hinder exercise of the access rights provided for in this section.

Access for replacement of the meter with a communicating meter and preliminary work

If your electrical installation is single-phase and rated 400 A or less and there has been no billing of demand for the contract in question during the 12 previous monthly periods;

and:

a) you refuse or neglect to give access to a meter other than a communicating meter so that Hydro-Québec can replace it;

or:

b) you do not perform the work required for meter replacement or to bring your electrical installation into compliance,

the $85 “meter inaccessibility charge” and the $2.50 “monthly meter reading charge” indicated in Table I-A, Chapter 20, become applicable 9 days after Hydro-Québec sends a notice to that effect, if you have not remedied the situation.

The “monthly meter reading charge” ceases to apply when Hydro-Québec replaces the meter with a communicating meter or when service is interrupted under sections 7.1.1 and 7.1.2, whichever occurs first.



14.4 Compliance with clearance standards

Every building and structure, including a swimming pool or outbuilding, in proximity to Hydro-Québec’s distribution line or metering equipment must have the clearances prescribed in the Québec Construction Code, Chapter V – Electricity.

If you own a building or structure that contravenes the standards in force at the time of its construction or modification, you will have to pay cost of the distribution line modifications necessary to correct this noncompliance.

14.5 Safety of persons and property

As a customer, you are the custodian of all Hydro-Québec equipment on the property served, including the metering equipment, unless such equipment is in a location under the control of a third party. However, this provision does not apply to poles and overhead conductors.

You are also responsible for ensuring the safety of persons and the protection of property in places where Hydro-Québec supplies electricity.

V Technical Specifications

Technical Specifications – Part V


CHAPTER 15

Modes of Supply

15.1 Delivery of electricity by Hydro-Québec

15.1.1 Frequency and voltage

Hydro-Québec supplies electricity at the connection point at a frequency of approximately 60 H z in accordance with these conditions of service.

Steady-state voltage up to 44 k V is supplied in accordance with the provisions of standard CAN3-C235-83 (R2015), in the edition in force at the time of application.

15.1.2 Limitations and conditions of supply

Hydro-Québec supplies electricity subject to the limitations and conditions described in these conditions of service and according to the applicable technical specifications, including the specifications for the distributing substations, civil works and equipment required for such supply.

15.1.3 Supply directly from the distribution line or from a distributing substation

Low-voltage supply is provided directly from the distribution line or from a distributing substation, depending on the sum of the current ratings of your service box.

Total rating of 600 A or less

Electricity is supplied directly from the distribution line.

Total rating over 600 A

Electricity is supplied directly from the distribution line if the maximum current demand on the distribution service loop does not exceed 500 A, or 600 A during the winter period in the case of a dual-energy system.

In all other cases, electricity is supplied from a distributing substation located at the service address and installed on a pole, on a pad or in an annex.

If you and Hydro-Québec agree on a mode of low-voltage supply other than that offered as part of basic service as defined by Hydro-Québec, you must assume all additional costs.

15.1.4 Use of distributing substation

Subject to the customer’s priority use of the full capacity of the distributing substation, Hydro-Québec may use such substation to supply electricity to the electrical installations of other customers.

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15.2 Technical requirements

15.2.1 Customer’s electrical installation

You must ensure that your electrical installation meets the following requirements:

a) It must correspond to the information you provided to Hydro-Québec under Section 2.1.

b) It must be able to receive electricity according to the agreed mode of supply (see Chapter 16).

c) It must be approved or authorized by a competent authority under any applicable legislative or regulatory provision.

d) It must be designed, built, connected, protected, used and maintained in such a way that it

• allows Hydro-Québec to manage, operate and protect its system, including metering equipment;

• does not cause disturbances on the power distribution system;

• does not compromise electricity service to other customers;

• does not put Hydro-Québec’s representatives or the public at risk.

15.2.2 Review of available power authorized

Your electricity use must not exceed the available power authorized by Hydro-Québec.

Hydro-Québec may review the available power as follows:

Increase in available power

If you would like your available power to be increased, you must submit a request to Hydro-Québec, which will send you a written authorization if your request is accepted.

Reduction of available power

Your available power may be revised downward if Hydro-Québec notes that your maximum power demand is less than the available power authorized.

15.2.3 Supply from more than one distribution line

When electricity is supplied at medium or high voltage from more than one distribution line, the lines must be used according to Hydro-Québec’s instructions.

If one of these lines fails or has to be removed from service, you must, with Hydro-Québec’s authorization or at its request, receive electricity from another distribution line indicated by Hydro-Québec. This use is limited to the duration of the work, unless Hydro-Québec indicates a longer usage period.

15.2.4 Supply from a medium-voltage underground distribution line

When electricity is supplied at medium voltage from an underground distribution line, the electrical installation must be designed and installed in such a way that it can receive electricity from more than one source.



15.2.5 Protection for backup generator

Hydro-Québec authorizes the connection to the power distribution system of a backup generator provided that it has a transfer switch with a mechanical interlock system making it impossible for the generator to couple with the power distribution system (open transition).

If the backup generator’s transfer switch allows coupling of the generator with the power distribution system (closed transition), or if the transfer switch does not have a mechanical interlock system, you must obtain Hydro-Québec’s written authorization before connecting the generator to the power distribution system. The connection and use of such equipment must at all times comply with the conditions set by Hydro-Québec and the standards in effect. In particular, you must provide documents attesting to the compliance of the electrical installation.

15.2.6 Connection of generating equipment

Before you can connect and use generating equipment along with your use of the power distribution system under your service contract, you must provide the documents attesting to the compliance of the electrical installation and obtain written authorization from Hydro-Québec.

The connection and use of this equipment must at all times comply with the conditions set by Hydro-Québec and the standards in effect.

15.2.7 Coordination of protective equipment

The technical specifications and settings of the protective equipment in your electrical installation must allow coordination with Hydro-Québec’s protective equipment.

15.2.8 Customer obligations regarding power factor

You must maintain the power factor of your electrical installation as follows:

Power factor measurement

The power factor is measured by Hydro-Québec at the delivery point.

Required minimum power factor

You must maintain a power factor of at least:

a) 90% for a small-power, medium-power or domestic-rate service contract; or

b) 95% for a large-power service contract.

Insufficient power factor

If the power factor of your electrical installation is usually less than the minimum required, Hydro-Québec may notify you in writing. You must then install correction equipment at your expense.



Correction equipment

Correction equipment must be designed and installed to meet the following requirements:

a) It must not cause disturbances on the Hydro-Québec power system;

b) It must allow complete or partial disconnection, at Hydro-Québec’s request or according to variations in your power use, without the corrected power factor becoming capacitive.

15.2.9 Customer obligations regarding inrush current

If electricity is supplied to your electrical installation directly from the distribution line at low voltage, you must obtain Hydro-Québec’s written authorization before connecting a load that could cause the following current inrush values:

Supply from the main system

100 A or more.

Supply from an off-grid system

The lower of the following values:

a) 10 k W or more; or

b) 20 k V A or more.

15.3 Excessive current demand

If your electrical installation is supplied directly from the distribution line or from a pole-mounted 347/600 V distributing substation and the sum of the current ratings of your service box exceeds 600 A, Hydro-Québec will notify you in writing if it notes that the maximum allowed current for your electrical installation is being exceeded.

If you receive such a notice, you must, within 6 months of the date of the notice,

• at your expense, install the civil works and equipment needed for supply from a non-pole-mounted distributing substation;

• pay the cost of the portion of the distribution service loop in excess of 30 m, if applicable;

• if the limit is exceeded within 5 years of initial energizing, reimburse all costs incurred by Hydro-Québec for installation and removal of transformers and other equipment required for supply directly from the distribution line or from a pole-mounted distributing substation. The depreciated value of the equipment recovered for reuse by Hydro-Québec is refunded to the customer who paid for it.



CHAPTER 16

Supply Voltages

16.1 Low voltage

16.1.1 Supply voltages available

Low-voltage supply is available as follows:

Single-phase 120/240 V

This supply voltage is available if the sum of the service box current ratings in your electrical installation does not exceed 1,200 A at 120/240 V.

Three-phase wye-connected 347/600 V, grounded neutral

This supply voltage is available if the sum of the service box current ratings in your electrical installation does not exceed 6,000 A at 347/600 V.

Three-phase three-wire 600 V

Electricity service at three-phase 600 V, 3-wire, remains subject to sections 23 and 24 of Bylaw No. 411.

16.1.2 Conversion of 3-wire 600 V

Hydro-Québec may at any time convert the 3-wire 600 V supplied to your electrical installation to three-phase wye-connected 347/600 V with grounded neutral.

In such a case, Hydro-Québec must notify you in writing at least 30 days before the date of the voltage conversion and termination of service at the existing voltage. Within that 30-day period, you must upgrade your electrical installation at your expense to allow supply at the new voltage, as well as all the work mentioned in Section 8.1, if applicable.

16.2 Medium-voltage supply

16.2.1 Maximum allowed current for three-phase supply at medium voltage

Medium-voltage three-phase electricity is supplied up to a maximum of 260 A. Beyond that, Hydro-Québec determines if your electrical installation must be supplied at medium voltage or high voltage.

16.2.2 Equipment installed for conversion to 25-k V supply

If your electrical installation is supplied at a medium voltage other than 25 k V, Hydro-Québec may at any time convert it to 25 k V. In that case, the following conditions apply:



Addition or replacement of equipment

Any electrical equipment added or replaced in the customer substation must be designed to receive electricity at 25 k V, unless Hydro-Québec sends you a written notice waiving this requirement.

New electrical installation

Any new electrical installation must be designed to receive electricity at both 25 k V and the other voltage, unless Hydro-Québec sends you a written notice waiving this requirement.

Compensation

Hydro-Québec will pay you the following compensation:

a) at your request, and only once per transformer, an amount equal to the difference between the cost of a transformer designed to receive electricity at both 25 kV and the other voltage, and the cost of a transformer designed to receive electricity solely at 25 k V;

b) the “credit for supply at medium or high voltage” specified in the Rates for 25 k V. This credit applies as of the first complete consumption period following the date on which the capacity of the transformer(s) installed by you and capable of receiving electricity at 25 k V allows you to use all of the available power you have agreed on with Hydro-Québec.

16.2.3 Conversion of supply voltage to 25 k V

If your electrical installation is supplied at a voltage other than 25 k V and Hydro-Québec decides to convert it to 25 k V as provided for in Section 16.2.2, the following conditions apply:

NoticeHydro-Québec must notify you in writing at least 24 months before the scheduled date of the voltage conversion. You then have the choice of modifying your customer substation or receiving electricity at low voltage.

Maintaining medium voltage

If, after receiving the notice of conversion, you opt for maintaining supply at medium voltage, you must carry out any addition, modification or replacement needed so that the customer substation can receive electricity at 25 k V.

CostsWhatever option you choose, you assume the cost of the additions, modifications and replacements needed to your electrical installation.



Compensation

Compensation is set out in Schedule I I I. Hydro-Québec informs you in writing of the amounts to which you are entitled.

At your request, such compensation is paid at the time provided in Schedule I I I or when your electrical installation is able to receive electricity at the new voltage required.

If, after receiving the notice of conversion, you opt for low-voltage supply, only the compensation set out in paragraphs (d) and (e) of Schedule I I I is paid, at your request, once your electrical installation is able to receive electricity at low voltage.

Service interruption

If the work required on your electrical installation to allow it to receive electricity according to the agreed mode of supply and to allow the voltage conversion on the scheduled date has not been carried out, Hydro-Québec sends you an interruption notice at least 9 days before interrupting service, in accordance with Section 7.1.2.

After this period has elapsed, Hydro-Québec may perform the necessary work to convert the voltage of the distribution line supplying your electrical installation. Your electricity service is interrupted because your electrical installation is no longer compatible with the distribution line voltage and can no longer be powered according to the agreed mode of supply.

V I Large-Power Customers and Blockchain Customers

Large-Power Customers and Blockchain Customers – Part VI


CHAPTER 17

Credit Risk for Large-Power Customers and Undertakings of Blockchain Customers Selected Through a Request for Proposals

17.1 Application

The provisions set forth in this part apply, as the case may be, to large-power service contracts and to service contracts for cryptographic use applied to blockchains of customers selected through a request for proposals where the installed capacity for this use is at least 50 kilowatts (kW), as well as to the associated connection requests.

In the case of large-power contracts, sections 17.2 and 17.3, Chapter 18, and sections 19.1 and 19.2 apply. Their provisions have precedence over any incompatible provision in these conditions of service and any incompatible provision of a billing or payment arrangement between Hydro-Québec and a customer, including any cancellation period stipulated in such an arrangement.

In the case of contracts for cryptographic use applied to blockchains signed by customers selected through a request for proposals where the installed capacity for this use is at least 50 kilowatts (kW) and the associated connection requests, sections 17.4 and 19.3 apply. Their provisions have priority over any incompatible provision in these conditions of service.

17.2 Establishment of customer’s credit risk

Regardless of any assessment made under sections 17.2.1 and 17.2.2, if you are in default, all your large-power service contracts are considered high-risk contracts.

If your service contract is for cryptographic use applied to blockchains, it is considered a high-risk contract.

17.2.1 Risk level based on credit ratings

Hydro-Québec bases the risk level of your large-power service contracts on the credit ratings assigned to you in the past 12 months by the rating agencies indicated below, and establishes the risk level using the scale below.

Rating agencyRisk level

Very low risk Low risk Risky High risk

Standard & Poor’s AAA to A− BBB+ to BB− B+ to B− CCC+ to D

Moody’s Aaa to A3 Baa1 to Ba3 B1 to B3 Caa1 to D

DBRS (LTO) AAA to A low BBB high to BB low B high to B low CCC to D

Fitch AAA to A− BBB+ to BB− B+ to B− CCC+ to D

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If, due to discrepancies between credit ratings assigned in the last 12 months by these rating agencies, your service contracts are deemed to pose several different levels of risk, Hydro-Québec uses one of the following methods:

a) If at least two agencies have assigned you the same credit rating during that period, that rating will be used to establish the level of risk you represent.

b) If the ratings assigned to you by the agencies during that period are all different, Hydro-Québec assesses the risk level itself, using the method provided for in Section 17.2.2.

17.2.2 Risk level based on score assigned by Hydro-Québec

If the rating agencies identified in Section 17.2.1 have not assigned you any rating in the past 12 months, Hydro-Québec assesses the risk level itself, as follows:

a) Hydro-Québec sends you a written request for the financial information it needs to assess the level of risk you represent.

Hydro-Québec preserves the confidentiality of all information thus transmitted and designated by you as confidential, unless a law requires Hydro-Québec to disclose this information.

You must provide this information within 30 days of Hydro-Québec’s request; otherwise, all your large-power service contracts will be considered high-risk.

b) Hydro-Québec assesses your file according to the chart in Section 18.1 and establishes your risk level according to the following scale:

Risk level

Very low risk Low risk Risky High risk

Score assigned by Hydro-Québec according to Section 18.1

A B C D

c) If you disagree with Hydro-Québec’s assessment, you may request a review as provided for in Section 17.2.3.

17.2.3 Review of score assigned by Hydro-Québec

If you want Hydro-Québec to review the assessment performed under Section 17.2.2, you must submit a written request for review indicating in sufficient detail the reasons for your disagreement.

Review by Hydro-Québec

Hydro-Québec reviews its assessment.

If Hydro-Québec’s position remains unchanged after this new analysis, you may request a review by a third party.



Review by a third party

Hydro-Québec asks a recognized rating agency to produce its own assessment, which will be based on the financial information you already provided under Section 17.2.2.

Assessment by the rating agency is at your expense, and you must pay the cost before it begins.

Such a request neither suspends nor prevents the application of Section 17.3 based on the risk assessment performed by Hydro-Québec.

Reimbursement if review is in customer’s favor

If the rating agency assigns a rating that improves your risk level, Hydro-Québec will refund the cost of the rating agency’s assessment within 30 days.

17.3 Particular terms and conditions for risky or high-risk contracts

17.3.1 Notice to customer

If Hydro-Québec intends to apply the provisions of sections 17.3.2 to 17.3.4 to a large-power service contract for which you are responsible, it must notify you in writing, stating the terms and conditions that will apply.

Upon receipt of the notice, you must contact Hydro-Québec and agree on the date on which the new terms and conditions come into effect, as well as reasonable transitional measures.

If no agreement is reached, the new terms and conditions come into effect 8 days after the date on which the notice was sent.

17.3.2 Payment period for a risky contract

In the case of a risky contract, all bills must be paid in Canadian dollars within 7 days of the billing date.

If you do not pay a bill by its due date, you are in default. An “administration charge” calculated according to the applicable rate in Table I-A, Chapter 20, in effect on the due date of your bill, is then applied to the unpaid balance.

17.3.3 Deposit or payment guarantee

Hydro-Québec may require a deposit or a payment guarantee for any high-risk contract.

Calculation

The maximum amount of the deposit or payment guarantee is established as follows:

a) Hydro-Québec estimates your probable bills for power demand and energy, taxes included, for the next 12 months.

b) Based on this 12-month estimate, Hydro-Québec determines the period of 14 consecutive days during which the billing amount will be highest.

c) The amount of the deposit or guarantee will not exceed the amount that would be billable for that 14-day period.



Due dateThe deposit or payment guarantee is payable within 8 days of Hydro-Québec’s request.

Interest on deposit

Any cash deposit you pay to Hydro-Québec under this section bears interest under the terms and conditions set out in Section 6.3.

17.3.4 Payment frequency for a high-risk contract

In the case of a high-risk contract, Hydro-Québec sends you an estimate of the upcoming bill for the current consumption period. This amount is payable as follows:

a) The amount for the electricity already consumed is payable within 7 days after Hydro-Québec sends you the estimate.

b) Subsequently, you must make weekly installments according to the payment schedule sent to you by Hydro-Québec.

Failure to pay any of these installments constitutes a non-payment. An “administration charge” is then applied at the rate in effect on the due date of the payment and calculated according to the applicable “administration charge” indicated in Table I-A, Chapter 20.

Any difference between the amount of the weekly installments paid and the amount of your bill based on actual consumption data is indicated on your monthly bill. This amount is applied as a credit or debit, as the case may be, to your next weekly installment.

17.3.5 Termination of special terms and conditions

The provisions in Section 17.3 cease to apply when the service contract has no longer been risky or high-risk, as the case may be, for at least 2 consecutive quarters.

Hydro-Québec will send you written notice to that effect. The provisions cease to apply at the end of the monthly consumption period under way on the date of the notice. Any deposit or payment guarantee provided under Section 17.3.3 is then refunded as set out in Section 6.5, with the necessary adjustments.

17.4 Provisions applicable to service contracts for cryptographic use applied to blockchains of customers selected through a request for proposals

17.4.1. Undertakings of customers selected

If you are a blockchain customer selected through a request for proposals, you must fulfill the undertakings stated in your connection agreement with Hydro-Québec. In particular, the following terms and conditions apply:



Consumption undertaking

Your consumption undertaking will apply for 5 consecutive years from the date of initial energizing of your electrical installation.

Each year during that period, Hydro-Québec will check whether you are fulfilling your consumption undertaking.

If you are not, that is, if your actual energy consumption during the contract year in question is less than your contract energy, you will be billed for the difference.

In that event, the following adjustments will be made in the calculation of any amount payable:

• any quantity of energy not delivered to you during a curtailment period is added to your actual energy consumption;

• your contract energy is reduced to reflect the ramp-up of your electrical installation during the period specified in your connection agreement.

The amount billed is calculated according to the following formula:

A B = (C E – (A E C + E N D C P)) x 1¢/k W h

where

A B = amount billed

C E = contract energy

A E C = actual energy consumption

E N D C P = energy not delivered during a curtailment period

The result cannot be less than $0.

In all cases, the total amount payable cannot exceed the amount of the financial guarantee provided for in Section 17.4.2.

If you do not pay this bill, Hydro-Québec may use the financial guarantee provided for in Section 17.4.2, without notice or delay, in order to recover the amount due.



Economic development undertakings and environmental undertaking

Your economic development undertakings and, if applicable, your environmental undertaking will apply for 5 consecutive years from the date of initial energizing of your electrical installation.

If you fail to fulfill them, Hydro-Québec may increase the price of energy consumed under your service contract as follows:

a) If you fulfill 50% or more of each of your economic development undertakings and, if applicable, your environmental undertaking, the increase will be calculated according to the difference between the first-tier energy price for the authorized consumption specified in the Rates in the case of a medium-power contract, or the energy price indicated in the Rates for authorized consumption in the case of a large-power contract, and the energy price for any consumption above or other than the authorized consumption specified in the Rates, prorated to the number of undertakings not entirely fulfilled, as follows:

• a single undertaking not entirely fulfilled – 33% of the difference;

• two undertakings not entirely fulfilled – 66% of the difference;

• three or more undertakings not entirely fulfilled – 100% of the difference.

The increase will be applied for a maximum period of 12 months or until all breaches have been remedied, whichever comes first. Should your undertakings remain unfulfilled at the end of the 12-month period, the energy price for consumption above or other than the authorized consumption specified in the Rates will apply to all energy consumed under your service contract.

b) Should you fail to fulfill 50% or more of each of your economic development undertakings and, if applicable, your environmental undertaking, the energy price for consumption above or other than the authorized consumption specified in the Rates will apply to all energy consumed under your service contract.

You must provide an annual statement attesting to the fulfillment of your economic development undertakings and, if applicable, your environmental undertaking. The statement must meet the following criteria:

a) It must be signed by a senior manager responsible for your service contract.

b) It must contain enough detailed information to attest to the fulfillment of your undertakings.

c) It must be provided within 30 days of each anniversary of the initial energizing of your electrical installation.

Hydro-Québec may require you to provide, at your expense, an attestation from an independent firm corroborating the results with regard to your economic development undertakings and, if applicable, your environmental undertaking.



Economic development undertakings and environmental undertaking (cont.)

In addition, Hydro-Québec may at any time conduct, or have an independent firm conduct, checks to ensure fulfillment of the undertakings.

In that event, Hydro-Québec will send you a written request for the information needed to conduct the necessary checks.

You must provide this information within 30 days of the date Hydro Québec’s written request was sent.

If you fail to provide the requested information within 30 days, or if it does not enable confirmation of the fulfillment of each of your economic development undertakings and, if applicable, your environmental undertaking, the energy price for consumption above or other than the authorized consumption specified in the Rates will apply to all energy consumed under your service contract.

Validation of heat recovery system

If your connection agreement includes an environmental undertaking, you must confirm fulfillment of this undertaking by having an independent engineering firm test the performance of your heat recovery system, at your expense and within 12 months of the date of initial energizing of your electrical installation.

The engineering firm you have hired must send Hydro-Québec the test procedure at least 2 months prior to the performance test. Hydro-Québec may comment on the procedure and/or attend the performance test.

The performance test report must meet the following criteria:

• It must be produced and signed by the independent engineering firm you hired.

• It must be sent to Hydro-Québec within 30 days of the performance test.

17.4.2. Financial guarantee

Prior to signing your connection agreement, you must provide a financial guarantee to cover the risk incurred by Hydro-Québec in the event that you do not fulfill your consumption undertaking.

The following terms and conditions apply:

Amount of financial guarantee and payment method

The amount of the financial guarantee is equal to the cost of one year of consumption at 1¢/k W h, calculated as follows:

Contract energy × 1¢/k W h

The financial guarantee must take the form of an irrevocable and unconditional standby letter of credit issued by a financial institution and complying with the terms, conditions and requirements set out in the connection agreement you have signed.

Use of financial guarantee

If you do not pay the bill sent to you for non-fulfillment of your consumption undertaking, Hydro-Québec may use the financial guarantee to recover the amount due, as per Section 17.4.1.



Holding period and release of financial guarantee

The financial guarantee will be held for 5 years starting on the date of initial energizing of your electrical installation, except in the event of termination of contract or relinquishment in the sense of “Abandon” as defined in the connection agreement you have signed.

After that time, Hydro-Québec will release your financial guarantee according to the terms and conditions set out in the connection agreement you have signed.

CHAPTER 18

Hydro-Québec Credit Risk Assessment Criteria

18.1 Method used by Hydro-Québec to determine credit score

In the cases provided for in sections 6.1.2 and 17.2.2, Hydro-Québec uses the method presented in sections 18.1.1 and 18.1.2 to establish a customer’s credit score.

18.1.1 Scorecard used by Hydro-Québec to establish the credit score

The table below shows the number of points awarded to the customer for each criterion on the scorecard. The criteria are defined in Section 18.1.2.

Assessment criteria 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points

Operating Efficiency Ratios

(1) Profit margin ratio as a percentage of sales (T T M: Trailing twelve months)

13.00% or over

4.00%–12.99%

1.00%–3.99% Under 1.00%

(2) Decline in market capitalization (%)

Under 25.00%

25.00%– 49.99%

50.00%– 74.99%

75.00% or over

(3) CRM (Credit Risk Monitor) rating or Z score

4.00 or over 2.60–3.99 1.10–2.59 Under 1.10

(4) CRM category First quartileSecond quartile

Third quartile

Last quartile



Assessment criteria 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points

Liquidity Ratios

(5) Working capital ratio3.80:1 or

more2.00–3.79:1 1.40–1.99:1 Under 1.40:1

(6) Interest coverage ratio (T T M)10.0:1 or

more2.50–9.99:1 1.50–2.49:1 Under 1.50:1

Debt Ratios

(7) Total debt/Tangible net worth

Under 0.16:1 0.16–0.50:1 0.51–1.50:1 Over 1.50:1

(8) Total debt/EBITDA (T T M) Under 2.00:1 2.00–3.99:1 4.00–5.00:1 Over 5.00:1

(9) Total debt/Cash flows from operations less cash flows from capital investments (T T M)

Under 5.00:1 5.00–9.99:1 10.00–14.99:115.00:1 or

more

(10) Other considerations0 to 5 points per qualitative element, according to severity of the situation

Based on the total score obtained from the above table, Hydro-Québec assigns a rating according to the following scale. The score corresponding to each rating depends on whether the company is publicly or privately held, since criteria 2, 3 and 4 do not apply to privately held companies.

Hydro-Québec rating based on customer’s total score:

Type of company

A B C D

Public 9–19 20–28 29–33 34 or over

Private 6–13 14–19 20–22 23 or over



18.1.2 Definitions of assessment criteria

The following definitions apply to Section 18.1:

Operating efficiency ratios (quantitative)

(1) Profit margin ratio as a percentage of sales (T T M: trailing twelve months)

Gross profit margin, less cost of sales, overhead and administration, divided by sales.

(2) Decline in market capitalization (%)

Percentage decrease (if applicable) in common share price in the 36 months preceding the assessment.

(3) C R M (Credit Risk Monitor) rating or Z score

Rating or score indicating a company’s risk of bankruptcy and calculated on the basis of several accounting and financial ratios.

(4) C R M category

Category based on the CRM database, which compiles all financial statements for public companies internationally. Hydro-Québec uses the CRM category to rank the customer in relation to its competitors.

Liquidity ratios (quantitative)

(5) Working capital ratioCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Used to assess a company’s ability to meet its financial obligations over the next 12 months.

(6) Interest coverage ratio (T T M)

E B I T D A/Financial expenses:

• E B I T D A – Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization;

• Financial expenses – Interest on current and long-term debt.

Debt ratios (quantitative)

(7) Total debt/ Tangible net worth

Total debt: all liabilities with the exception of

• trade and other accounts payable

• income taxes

Tangible net worth: total assets less intangible assets, leasehold improvements and all liabilities.

(8) Total debt/E B I T D A (T T M) See above.

(9) Total debt/Cash flow from operations less cash flow from capital investments (T T M)

Total debt: see above;

Cash flow from operations: as presented in the statement of cash flows;

Cash flow from capital investments: as presented in the statement of cash flows.



Other considerations

(10) Qualitative elements

• Fulfillment of obligations under short- and long-term banking arrangements;

• Legal suits, problems with regulatory authorities, commitments and contingencies;

• Legal liens on customer’s assets;

• Going-concern status of the customer or related entities;

• Insolvency of the customer or related entities;

• Life stage (startup, growth, decline);

• Magnitude of actuarial deficit of pension plan;

• Economic dependency;

• Scope of related-party transactions;

• Quality of management team;

• Major change in dividend or distribution policy;

• Quality of financial information.

CHAPTER 19

Types of Supply for Large-Power Customers and Blockchain Customers

19.1 Connection request for 5 M V A or more, including installed load, at medium voltage

19.1.1 Overhead service

If you request an overhead connection for an anticipated apparent power demand of 5 M V A or more, including installed load, at medium voltage, the amount you have to pay for the work is based on the detailed cost-of-work calculation in cases where it is not possible to use the prices indicated in Chapter 20 or where your connection request is for work involving particular conditions such as the crossing of a lake or river.



For modification or extension of an overhead distribution line, the amount you have to pay is reduced by the “allowance for overhead supply of 5 M V A or more at medium voltage” in Table I I-M, Chapter 20, up to the amount that would have been included in the least costly technical solution determined by Hydro-Québec. The following formula is used to calculate the reduction:

A R = A A D x A L L

where:

A R = amount of reduction

A A D = added anticipated demand

A L L = amount on the “allowance” line in Table I I-M

There is no allowance for an option.

19.1.2 Underground service

If you request an underground connection for an anticipated apparent power demand of 5 M V A or more, including installed load, at medium voltage, the amount you have to pay for the work is based on the detailed cost-of-work calculation in cases where it is not possible to use the prices indicated in Chapter 20 or where your connection request is for work involving particular conditions such as the crossing of a lake or river.

For modification or extension of an underground distribution line, the amount you have to pay is reduced by the “allowance for overhead supply of 5 M V A or more at medium voltage” in Table I I-M, Chapter 20, up to the amount that would have been included in the least costly technical solution determined by Hydro-Québec.

There is no allowance for an option.

19.1.3 Service contracts for cryptographic use applied to blockchains signed by customers other than those selected through a request for proposals

If you submit a connection request for an electrical installation dedicated to cryptographic use applied to blockchains and your request is for an anticipated apparent power demand of 5 M V A or more, including installed load, at medium voltage, you must assume the entire cost of the work required to make the connection.

If the amount you have to pay for the work required cannot be determined using the prices indicated in Chapter 20, it will be based on the detailed cost-of-work calculation.


None of the work is included in basic service. Moreover, no allowance will be applied to reduce the amount, nor is there any refund, as provided for in Section 10.4, for addition on the distribution line of a new electrical installation for cryptographic use applied to blockchains.

If your connection request is for another type of use but Hydro-Québec notes, during the 5 years following the initial energizing, that you are using it for cryptographic use applied to blockchains, you must pay the cost of all the work required to make the connection.



If Hydro-Québec has sent you written confirmation of the available capacity for cryptographic use applied to blockchains at the connection point and you have agreed to it prior to June 7, 2018, you have until March 3, 2022, to submit at least one connection request to avail yourself of all or part of this capacity, in which case your request will be processed according to the provisions of Section 19.1.1 or 19.1.2 of these conditions of service. Any connection request for cryptographic use applied to blockchains submitted on or after March 4, 2022, will be processed according to the provisions of this section.

19.2 Customer commitments for 5 M V A or more, including installed load, at medium voltage

If your connection request is for an anticipated apparent power demand of 5 M V A or more, including installed load, at medium voltage, Hydro-Québec will monitor your billing demand for each of the 5 years following the date on which your electrical installation was energized. Depending on the result of this monitoring, the following conditions apply.

If, in each of the 5 years of monitoring, the average billing demand is equal to or greater than the anticipated power demand, you will have no additional amount to pay.

Otherwise, for each year of monitoring in which the average billing demand is less than the anticipated power demand, Hydro-Québec will bill you an amount calculated as follows:

A B = (A P D – A B D) x 1/5 x “allowance adjustment charge” indicated in Table I I-M, Chapter 20, in effect on the date the additional load was connected

where:

A B = amount billed

A P D = anticipated power demand

A B D = average billing demand for the year in question


19.3 Connection request and cost of work for service contracts for cryptographic use applied to blockchains signed by customers selected through a request for proposals

If, having been selected through a request for proposals, you submit a connection request for an electrical installation where at least 50 kilowatts (kW) of installed capacity will be dedicated to cryptographic use applied to blockchains, you must assume the entire cost of the work required to make the connection.


None of the work is included in basic service. Moreover, no allowance provided for in Chapter 19 of these conditions of service will be applied to reduce the amount, nor is there any refund, as provided for in Section 10.4, for addition on the distribution line of a new electrical installation for cryptographic use applied to blockchains.

Connection of your electrical installation is conditional on the signing of a draft-design agreement and a connection agreement with Hydro-Québec.

V I I Costs and Charges Related to Electricity Service

Costs and Charges Related to Electricity Service – Part VII


CHAPTER 20

Costs and Charges

20.1 General Charges, Flat-Fee Work Prices and Special Metering Charges

Table I-A – General Charges

Service charges – per request or per job

1 Contract administration chargeFor request submitted through self-service No cost

For request submitted by other means $25

2 Charge for work

Remote No cost

At the meter $140

On the system $360

3 Charge for travel without work $170

4 Meter inaccessibility charge $85

5 Monthly meter reading charge According to billing cycle $2.50

6 Initial installation charge $85

7 Inspection fee $1,150

8 Special charge for connecting to an off-grid system

First 20 k W $5,000

Each additional k W $250

9 Charge for insufficient funds Per rejected transaction $10

Administration charge applicable to bill

10 Administration charges are based on the rate indicated for the corresponding range of National Bank prime lending rates.

National Bank prime rate range (%/year) Monthly

administration charge (%)

7.99 or less 1.2 (14.4%/year)

8 to 9.99 1.4 (16.8%/year)

10 to 11.99 1.6 (19.2%/year)

12 to 13.99 1.7 (20.4%/year)

14 to 15.99 1.9 (22.8%/year)

16 to 17.99 2.1 (25.2%/year)

18 or more 2.2 (26.4%/year)

This rate is revised whenever, for a period of 60 consecutive days, the National Bank prime lending rate is above or below the reference range used to establish the rate currently applicable. The new rate is applied as of the 61st day.

Part VII – Costs and Charges Related to Electricity Service


Table I-B – Prices for Flat-Fee Work

Modification of low-voltage overhead service loop – per job

Type of workCurrent rating of service box

400 A or less 600 A or more

1 Service loop replacement or relocation (except as provided at Line 2 below)

$1,020 $2,310

2 Service loop relocation due to constraints related to a swimming pool

$360 $360

Pole relocation – per pole

Type of work Low voltage Medium voltage

3 Pole relocation:

- Single-phase $1,560 $3,670

- Three-phase $1,560 $5,880

Scheduled interruptions and preventive maintenance – per job

Type of work Less than 5 hoursPer additional

5 hours

4 Interruption and restoration of overhead or underground service outside Hydro-Québec’s regular working hours

$800 $2,800

Public lighting – per luminaire

5 Installation and energizing of new luminaire

$440

6 Replacement or relocation and energizing of luminaire

$650

7 Disconnection and removal of luminaire $340

Securing of power distribution system at customer’s request

Type of work Amount per job

8 4 dwellings or less No cost

9 Electrical isolation $500

10 De-energizing $750

Additional information

• Line 3: These prices include the removal and installation of any support structures, transformers and cutouts



Table I-C – Special Metering Charges

Type of work Amount per meter

Medium-voltage metering for an option

1 Single-phase with pole-mounted transformer $13,200

2 Three-phase with transformer on a pole or in a metal-clad substation

$28,400

Medium-voltage metering for a small-power electrical installation

3 Single-phase with transformer $11,200

20.2 Prices for Major and Minor Work – System Extension and Modification

Table I I-A – Prices for Overhead Service Loops

New low-voltage service loop – per job or per metre

Current rating of service box

Length of service loop 200 A or less 320 or 400 A 600 A

1 30 m or less Included in basic service

Included in basic service

Included in basic service

With additional pole

2 Between 30 and 60 m $1,760 $1,880 $3,460

3 Over 60 m: Fixed amount + price per metre

$1,760 + $35/m $1,880 + $42/m $3,460 + $76/m

Without additional pole

4 Price per metre applicable $11/m $18/m $50/m

New medium-voltage service loop – per job or per metre

Type of supply

Length of service loop Single-phase Three-phase

5 30 m or less Included in basic service Included in basic service

6 Between 30 and 60 m $3,550 $3,990

7 Over 60 m: Fixed amount + price per metre

$3,550 + $59/m (price from Table I I-B)

$3,990 + $76/m (price from Table I I-B)



Table I I-B – Price per Metre for Overhead Line Extension


In a back lot Back-lot supplement

Medium-voltage system

Type of supply Price per metre

1 Single-phase without low-voltage $59 $66 $7

2 Single-phase including low-voltage $83 $109 $26

3 Three-phase without low-voltage $75 $84 $9

4 Three-phase including low-voltage $103 $135 $32

Low-voltage system

Type of supply Price per metre

5 Single-phase or three-phase, 2 A l $35 $39 $4

6 Single-phase or three-phase, 4/0 A l $42 $47 $5

7 Single-phase or three-phase, 477 A l $76 $85 $9


• Prices include materials, labor, poles, guy wires and anchors.



Table I I-C – Prices for Overhead Work

System accessible System inaccessible

Installation Removal Installation Removal

Conductor attachment system

Type of supply Price per pole

1 Low-voltage, twisted conductors $290 $230 $510 $410

2 Low-voltage, separate conductors $620 $450 $900 $600

3 Medium-voltage, single-phase $750 $350 $1,570 $1,060

4 Medium-voltage, three-phase $2,100 $810 $3,910 $1,650

Conductor spans

Type of supply Price per span

5 Low-voltage, twisted conductors $940 $630 $1,240 $900

6 Low-voltage, separate conductors $1,890 $1,260 $2,260 $1,590

7 Medium-voltage, single-phase $1,860 $1,330 $2,430 $1,790

8 Medium-voltage, three-phase $3,160 $1,950 $3,990 $2,580

Poles, guy wires and anchors

Components Price per component

9 Low-voltage pole $970 $290 $1,330 $790

10 Medium-voltage pole $1,400 $290 $1,760 $790

11 Guy wire $310 $170 $460 $170

12 Anchor $440 $140 $800 $140


• Lines 1 to 4: Prices include labor and materials for installation or removal of a conductor attachment system. Medium-voltage attachment includes low-voltage attachment.

• Lines 5 to 8: Prices include labor and materials for installation or removal of a conductor span, including the attachment system for one pole per span. Medium-voltage conductors include low-voltage conductors.

• Lines 9 to 12: Prices for installation or removal of a pole, guy wire or anchor, in all situations, including the pole, guy wire or anchor, and labor.



Table I I-D – Prices for Overhead Equipment

System accessible System inaccessible

Installation Removal Installation Removal

Type of supply Price per configuration

Transformer, labor only

1 Single-phase $1,860 $770 $3,660 $2,430

2 Three-phase $3,820 $2,130 $6,370 $3,970

Cutout, labor only

3 Single-phase $530 $520 $840 $780

4 Three-phase $1,310 $1,210 $2,340 $2,290

Disconnect switch, labor only

5 Single-phase $810 $580 $1,370 $1,040

6 Three-phase $3,300 $2,810 $3,820 $3,000

Capacity of equipment unit or group

Single-phase Three-phase

10 k V A 25 k V A50–100

k V A167 k V A 75 k V A

150–300 k V A

500 k V A

Equipment, materials only

Type of equipment Price per equipment unit or group

7 Transformer $2,490 $3,390 $5,970 $11,400 $10,800 $18,500 $31,000

8 Cutout $460 $1,830

9 Disconnect switch $580 $2,170


• Lines 1 and 2: Including labor for installation of transformers as well as cutouts and surge arresters required for transformer operation.

• Lines 3 and 4: Including labor for installation of cutouts.

• Lines 5 and 6: Including labor for installation of disconnect switches.

• Line 7: Including transformers, transformer brackets and surge arresters. Labor not included.

• Line 8: Including cutouts and their brackets. Labor not included.

• Line 9: Including disconnect switches and their brackets. Labor not included.



Table I I-E – Unit Prices for Underground Service for Residential Projects

Local underground line with primary line option

Overhead Underground Underground (civil works

done by the customer)

Single-phase supply – labor and materials Price per building

1 Detached house with 600-A service box $9,600 $17,100 $11,800



4 Semidetached house $1,930 $5,540 $2,990

5 Row house $1,090 $4,100 $1,980

6 Duplex $3,940 $8,750 $5,360

7 Triplex $3,640 $9,950 $5,500

8 Fourplex $4,480 $11,700 $6,610

9 Fiveplex $7,680 $16,700 $10,300

10 Sixplex $7,760 $16,800 $10,500

11 Sevenplex $10,300 $20,800 $13,400

12 Multiplex with eight or more dwellings $10,400 $22,400 $13,900

Three-phase supply to a multi-unit building labor and materials

Price per dwelling

13 Multiplex with 16 or more dwellings $570 $2,070 $1,520

Price per additional metre

14 Per metre in excess of 30 m average per facade in the case of detached houses (lines 1, 2 and 3) in the project

$35


• Prices cover labor and materials (cable, transformer and switchgear for the underground primary system).



Table I I-F – Prices for Cable Work for Low-Voltage Underground Service Loops

Installation Removal Replacement

Type of cable Price per cable section

1 3/0 A l $3,200 $2,080 $3,870

2 350 k c m i l $4,340 $2,780 $5,160

3 500 k c m i l or larger $5,480 $3,470 $6,440


• Lines 1 to 3: Prices cover labor for installation/removal and connection of an underground cable section. Cable not included.

Table I I-G – Prices for Risers


Type of supply Price per riser

Underground portion

1 Low-voltage, single-phase $1,160 $690 $5,590

2 Low-voltage, three-phase $1,160 $690 $5,590

3 Medium-voltage, single-phase $3,230 $1,420 $6,830

4 Medium-voltage, three-phase $6,630 $2,160 $10,600

Overhead portion

5 Single-phase $2,060 $840 –

6 Three-phase $6,020 $1,680 –


• Lines 1 to 4: Prices of labor and materials for installation or removal of equipment attaching the underground cables to the pole. Does not include poles, conductors, or related labor or materials; prices for these are given in tables I I-C and I I-D. For electrical protection of underground cables, see lines 5 and 6.

• Lines 5 and 6: Prices of labor and materials for installation or removal of underground cable protection (cutouts or switchgear).



Table I I-H – Prices for Assembly of an Underground Cable Section – Cable Pulling and Splicing


Cable and joint

Joint only

Type of supply Price per section

1 Low-voltage, single-phase $6,390 $2,290 $7,340 $3,600

2 Low-voltage, three-phase $6,630 $2,290 $7,560 $3,830

3 Medium-voltage, single-phase $7,910 $3,370 $10,400 $3,550

4 Medium-voltage, three-phase $11,900 $3,600 $14,100 $6,870

5 Low-voltage, three-phase – parallel substation

$2,520 – – –


• Lines 1 to 4: Prices of labor for installation and splicing of a cable section, including the joint or connector. Cable not included.

• Prices in the “Replacement – Joint only” column cover labor and materials.



Table I I-I – Price per Metre of Underground Cable

Low-voltage Medium-voltage

Single-phase Three-phase Single-phase Three-phase

Type of cable Cable – Price per metre

1 3/0, A l $17 $20 $28 $48

2 350/500/750 k c m i l, A l $36 $52 $43 $130

3 350/500 k c m i l, C u $130 $180 – $220

4 750 k c m i l, C u – $300 – –

5 1000 k c m i l, A l $64 $80 – –

Type of cable Concrete-encased duct bank – Price per metre

6 350 k c m i l, A l $42 – – –

7 500 k c m i l, A l $56 – – –

8 500 k c m i l, C u $150 – – –

9 3/0, A l – – $23 –


• Prices apply to extension or modification of a line or service loop.

• Lines 1 to 5: Prices for materials only.

• Lines 6 to 9: Prices for materials only; since the cable is already on a reel, the installation is done by the developer. For splicing, see the “Replacement – Joint only” column in Table I I-H, lines 1 and 3.



Table I I-J – Prices for Underground Transformers

Joint usePrice per kw of anticipated power demand

Pad-mounted Manhole

Type of supply Electrical work Civil structure Electrical work Civil structure

1 Underground, single-phase $253 $113 – –

2 Overhead, single-phase $142 N/A – –

3 Underground, three-phase $266 $54 $265 $218

4 Overhead, three-phase $177 N/A $177 N/A

Exclusive use Price per unit

Type of transformer Installation Removal Replacement

Pad-mounted transformer

5 Single-phase, 100 k V A $19,000 $2,120 $16,300

6 Single-phase, 167 k V A $22,000 $2,120 $19,100

7 Three-phase, 500 k V A $61,100 $2,120 $50,200

8 Three-phase, 750 k V A $70,300 $2,120 $58,900

9 Three-phase, 1500 k V A $94,700 $2,120 $82,500

10 Three-phase, 2500 k V A $107,100 $3,190 $93,000

11 Three-phase, 3000 k V A $197,400 $8,850 –

12Three-phase, 4000 and 5000 k V A

$216,900 $8,850 –

Transformer in an annex

13 Three-phase, 500 k V A $91,800 $9,560 $58,600

14 Three-phase, 1000 k V A $109,000 $9,560 $74,900

15 Three-phase, 2000 k V A $149,900 $9,560 $111,200

16 Three-phase, 3000 k V A $241,000 $19,100 $186,100

17 Three-phase, 4000 k V A $274,800 $19,100 –



Table I I-J – Prices for Underground Transformers (continued)

Exclusive use Price per unit

Type of transformer Installation Removal Replacement

Transformer in a manhole

18 Single-phase, 167 k V A $39,300 $1,060 $24,500

19 Single-phase, 250 k V A $37,900 $2,830 $31,100

20 Single-phase, 333 k V A $44,200 $2,830 $36,900

21 Three-phase, 300 k V A $42,000 $2,830 $33,400

22 Three-phase, 500 k V A $60,700 $2,830 $50,900

23 Three-phase, 1000 k V A $121,300 $3,190 –


• Prices for labor and materials.



Table I I-K – Prices for Underground Switchgear

Joint usePrice per k W of anticipated power demand

Pad-mounted Manhole

Type of supply Electrical work Civil structure Electrical work Civil structure

1 Underground $25 $13 $25 $13

2 Overhead $6 N/A $6 N/A

Exclusive useLoad-bearing

chamberAnnex Manhole

Type of equipment Price per equipment unit or group

3 1 device, 3-way $109,600 $83,500 $96,000

4 1 device, 4-way $123,900 – –

5 2 devices; 3-way/ 2-way or 3-way/3-way

$214,700 $130,500 $138,400

Protective fuses Price per fuse or fuse set

6 1 fuse $8,080 $8,080 –

7 3 fuses $20,700 $20,700 –


• Lines 1 to 5: Prices of labor and materials for installation of switchgear.

• Lines 6 and 7: Prices of labor and materials for installation of a fuse or fuse set.



Table I I-L – Prices for Temporary Supply

Low-voltage supply

Type of work Price per job

Temporary overhead supply Single-phase Three-phase

1 Addition of maximum 2 low-voltage spans $1,150 $1,370

2 Addition of transformer rated

- 25 k V A or less $2,870 $9,350

- 50 k V A or more $4,370 $14,100

3 Addition of maximum 2 low-voltage spans and a transformer rated

- 25 k V A or less $4,030 $10,700

- 50 k V A or more $5,780 $15,500

Temporary underground supply 200 A 320 or 400 A

600 A or more

4 Temporary underground connection with no cable addition or line modification, and with or without installation of a cable pulling eye

$850 $850 $850

5 Addition of maximum 30 m of cable $4,930 $6,750 $8,560

Temporary metering – Amount per meter

6 Low-voltage, single-phase (120/240 V), self-contained metering $280

7 Low-voltage, three-phase (347/600 V), self-contained metering $440

8 Low-voltage, single-phase (120/240 V), instrument transformer metering $700

9 Low-voltage, three-phase (347/600 V), instrument transformer metering $1,210

10 Medium-voltage $3,110


• Lines 1 to 5: Prices include dismantling.



Table I I-M – Allowances, Rates and Prospective Cost of Capital

Allowance for overhead supply of 5 M V A or more at medium voltage

1 Allowance $363/k W

2 Allowance adjustment charge $73/k W

Rates and provisions of detailed cost-of-work calculation

Components Overhead Underground

3 Acquisition fee 3% 3%

4 Contract management fee 3% 11%

5 Materials management fee 20% 16%

6 Minor materials fee 9% 7%

7 Engineering and management fee 22% 26%

8 Provision for future operation and maintenance Overall: 21% 12%

In a public right-of-way: 18%

In a back lot: 23%

9 Provision for end-of-asset-life reinvestment In a back lot: 12% 22%

Prospective cost of capital

10 Prospective cost of capital 5.489%

V I I I Terminology and Applicable Units of Measurement

Terminology and Applicable Units of Measurement – Part VIII


CHAPTER 21

Definitions, Interpretation and Units of Measurement

21.1 Definitions and interpretation

In these conditions of service, the following terms have the meanings given here:

actual energy consumption: the quantity of energy, expressed in kilowatthours (k W h), actually used by a customer during a given contract year;

agreement for major work: a document sent to the customer by Hydro-Québec in preparation for performing major work as provided for in Section 10.1.3, the customer’s written acceptance being required before Hydro-Québec will undertake the work;

annex: any civil work attached to or incorporated into a building by means of a common wall so that it constitutes a separate building designed for installation of a distributing substation;

anticipated apparent power demand: an estimate of the highest apparent power demand, expressed in kilovoltamperes (kVA), calculated by Hydro-Québec on the basis of the power requirement;

anticipated power demand: an estimate of the average annual billing demand, expressed in kilowatts (kW), calculated by Hydro-Québec on the basis of the power requirement;

apartment building: all or part of a building comprising more than one dwelling;

available power: the amount of power, expressed in kilowatts (kW), which the customer may not exceed for a given service contract without the authorization of Hydro-Québec;

basic service: the service offered by Hydro-Québec in which the “charge for work on the system” is billable to the customer for any connection request, as provided for in Section 8.1;

blockchain: a distributed and secure database, in its current and future versions, in which successive transactions between users are recorded in chronological order in the form of interlinked blocks going back to the first block in the chain;

building: any structure not in contact with any other structure, except a house or a place of business which is semidetached or attached, each one then being considered a building;

Bylaw No. 411: the bylaw establishing the conditions governing the supply of electricity [(1987) 119 G.O. I I, 1918] and amended by Bylaws No. 439 [(1989) 12 G.O. I I 1844], No. 475 [(1989) 121 G.O. I I, 5667], No. 500 [(1990) 122 G.O. I I, 3610] and No. 526 [(1992) 124 G.O. I I, 2474];

cable section: a length of electric cable, usually less than 300 m, connecting two components (cable vault, pad, connection box or other) and having a splice at each end;

civil works: all civil engineering work required to complete a project, such as the digging of trenches, the laying of direct-buried duct banks, the construction of concrete-encased duct banks, the compacting of backfill materials and the erecting of structures;

common areas and collective services: areas and services of an apartment building, community residence or rooming house that are used exclusively by the occupants of such apartment building, community residence or rooming house;

Part VIII – Terminology and Applicable Units of Measurement


communicating meter: a meter with two-way communication that can receive and send information by radio-frequency or through a telephone connection. This enables it to interact with an advanced metering infrastructure, in particular to collect electricity consumption data. A meter with one-way communication is considered a communicating meter in territories where the advanced metering infrastructure has not been deployed;

community residence: a private building or part of a private building which is for habitation purposes, contains dwellings or rooms, or both, that are rented or allocated to different occupants, and has common areas and collective services. Also considered to be community residences, for purposes of these conditions of service, are intermediate resources, as defined in the Act respecting health services and social services, that meet the criteria stated in this paragraph;

connection agreement: an agreement signed between Hydro-Québec and a customer regarding a service contract for cryptographic use applied to blockchains further to a request for proposals, that states, in particular, the costs the customer must assume for connection of the electrical installation to the transmission system or power distribution system, as well as all of the customer’s undertakings, the terms and conditions applicable in the event of failure to fulfill the undertakings, and provisions regarding the financial guarantee to be provided by the customer;

connection point: the point where the distribution service loop meets the customer’s service entrance, separating the equipment belonging to Hydro-Québec from that belonging to the customer, except for the metering equipment installed by Hydro-Québec. If there is no distribution service loop, the supply point on the distribution line is considered to be the connection point;

connection request: a request to supply electricity to a new electrical installation or to an existing one that requires work;

consumption period: a period during which electricity is delivered to the customer and which extends between the two dates used by Hydro-Québec for calculation of the bill;

consumption undertaking: the quantity of energy, expressed in kilowatthours (k W h), that a customer who has signed a service contract for cryptographic use applied to blockchains further to a request for proposals is obligated to use for that purpose under the customer’s connection agreement with Hydro-Québec;

contract: see service contract;

contract capacity: the quantity of power requirement, expressed in kilowatts (k W), that is allocated to a customer who has signed a service contract for cryptographic use applied to blockchains further to a request for proposals and that is stated in the customer’s connection agreement with Hydro-Québec;

contract energy: the quantity of energy, expressed in kilowatthours (k W h), equal to the product of the contract power, the contract L F and the number of hours in the contract year in question. The contract energy is adjusted to factor in ramp-up during the startup period provided for in the customer’s connection agreement, if applicable;

contract L F: the load factor associated with the contract capacity. This factor is equal to the ratio of actual energy consumption during the consumption period to the energy that could be consumed by utilizing all of the contract capacity over that entire period;

contract year: a period of 12 consecutive months starting on the date of initial energizing of the electrical installation and comprising 65 days, or 366 days in the case of a leap year;



contribution agreement: an agreement signed by the applicant and Hydro-Québec including in particular a description of the work to be performed, the cost of the work and, if applicable, the allowance;

cryptographic use applied to blockchains: the use of electricity for the purpose of operating computer equipment dedicated to cryptographic calculations which serve, in particular, to validate successive transactions made by users of a blockchain. For the purposes of these conditions of service, cryptographic use applied to blockchains covers mining or maintaining a cryptocurrency system in return for compensation;

current rating: the electrical current (ampacity) indicated on the service box;

curtailment period: a period during which the customer’s real power demand may not exceed 5% of the highest value recorded during a consumption period included in the 12 consecutive monthly periods ending at the end of the consumption period in question;

customer: an individual, a body corporate, a partnership, an agency acting through its agent, or an organization that is responsible for one or more service contracts, that requests the connection of an electrical installation or that requests or causes work to be done;

customer’s service entrance: the portion of the customer’s electrical installation from the service box or customer substation, as the case may be, to the connection point on the power distribution system;

customer substation: a transformer substation that does not belong to Hydro-Québec, is located on the load side of the connection point, and supplies electricity to the service address;

day: any day in the year including holidays, that is, 365 days a year (366 for leap years). When a period of time is expressed in days, the day marking the starting point is not counted; the count begins the next day and stops at the end of the last day at 23:59. If the last day of the period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the period is extended until the end of the next business day at 23:59.

delivery point: the point to which Hydro-Québec delivers electricity and from which the customer may use such electricity. It is located immediately on the load side of Hydro-Québec’s metering equipment. In cases where Hydro-Québec does not install metering equipment, or where it is on the line side of the connection point, the connection point is considered to be the delivery point;

detailed cost-of-work calculation: method for calculating the cost of work, presented in Section 9.1.2 and making use of the table in Schedule I V;

distributing substation: a transformer substation that belongs to Hydro-Québec, except for the civil works, is located on the property of the service address, and supplies low voltage to a service box with a rating of more than 600 A;

distribution line: a part of the power distribution system that includes all the support structures, conductors, civil works and equipment required for the distribution of electricity at medium voltage and low voltage, located

• in a public right-of-way;

• on private property supplying more than one building; or

• on two or more adjacent lots.

distribution service loop: the portion of the power distribution system from the supply point on the distribution line to the connection point supplying a single building;

domestic rate: a rate under which electricity delivered for domestic use is billed according to the conditions set forth in the Rates;



domestic use: the use of electricity exclusively for habitation in a dwelling;

draft-design agreement: an agreement signed between Hydro-Québec and a customer regarding a service contract for cryptographic use applied to blockchains further to a request for proposals, that includes, in particular, an estimate of the cost of the work required to connect the customer’s electrical installation to the transmission system or power distribution system and the planned date on which the installation will be energized;

dual-energy system: a central system for space heating, or space and water heating, designed in such a way that electricity can be used as the main heating source and a fuel as the auxiliary source;

dwelling: a private service address equipped with lodging and eating facilities, including in particular a kitchen or kitchenette, along with a private entrance and a complete sanitary facility, in which the occupants have free access to all rooms. A complete sanitary facility includes a sink, a toilet and a bath or shower;

economic development undertakings: undertakings related to the number of direct jobs per megawatt (M W), total payroll of direct jobs in Québec per M W and capital investment in Québec per M W that a customer who has signed a service contract for cryptographic use applied to blockchains further to a request for proposals is obligated to fulfill under the customer’s connection agreement with Hydro-Québec;

electrical installation: any electrical equipment, which includes any generating equipment connected and operated in parallel to the power distribution system, and any customer substation to which Hydro-Québec supplies or is to supply electricity and which is located on the load side of the connection point. The electrical installation includes the customer’s service entrance;

electricity service: the energizing of the connection point and the maintaining of voltage there, whether or not electricity is used;

energy: expressed in kilowatthours (k W h), the power used by an electrical installation over a given period of time. It corresponds to the product of power demand, expressed in kilowatts (k W), and the duration of use, expressed in hours (h);

Energy (k W h) = power demand (k W) x duration of use (h).

environmental undertaking: the ratio of energy savings, expressed as a percentage, that a customer who has signed a service contract for cryptographic use applied to blockchains further to a request for proposals is obligated to achieve and maintain under the customer’s connection agreement with Hydro-Québec. This ratio is equal to the quantity of thermal energy given off by electrical equipment dedicated to cryptographic use applied to blockchains that the customer undertakes to recover and use for on-site or third-party heating, in relation to total electricity consumption. It is determined as follows:

Energy savings ratio =

Electricity use avoided through heat recovery Total electricity consumption

x 100

estimate for major work: the determination by Hydro-Québec of the cost of major work as provided for in sections 10.1.3 and 10.1.4, for the purpose of preparing an agreement for major work;

flat-fee work: work that is not technically complex, that does not require a detailed cost-of-work calculation, and to which a flat fee applies. Flat-fee work is work covered by the “charge for work on the system” in Table I-A, Chapter 20, or by the “price of flat-fee work” in Table I-B, Chapter 20;



high-risk contract: a service contract for non-domestic use held by a customer who has been assigned a credit rating in the “High risk” column of the tables in sections 17.2.1 and 17.2.2;

high voltage: nominal phase-to-phase voltage of 44 k V or more;

inaccessible location: a site which Hydro-Québec cannot reach with the equipment it has, in order to do the work at the lowest cost;

in default: a situation that occurs when the customer does not pay, by the due date, a bill sent under these conditions of service, does not comply with the conditions of a payment arrangement, or does not pay an installment provided for in Section 17.3.4;

installed capacity: see installed load;

installed load: the sum of the rated capacities of a customer’s electrical equipment;

in writing: any communication sent by the customer to Hydro-Québec through the Hydro-Québec website, in particular from the Customer Space, as well as by e-mail, postal mail or fax, and by Hydro-Québec to the customer through the Customer Space, as well as by e-mail, postal mail or fax;

large power: a minimum billing demand of 5,000 k W or more, as set out in the Rates;

line side: on an electric circuit, the side from which the power originates. For example, the distribution line is on the line side of the service address;

load side: on an electric circuit, the side toward which the power flows. For example, the service address is on the load side of the distribution line;

local underground line: that part of the ducts, cables and equipment in the medium-voltage or low-voltage underground distribution line that supplies electricity directly to electrical installations on either side of the distribution line;

low voltage: nominal phase-to-phase voltage not exceeding 750 V;

major work: work of a technical complexity performed on the power distribution system and requiring the production of a signed and sealed engineering drawing;

maximum power demand: the higher of the following values:

a) the highest real power demand in kilowatts, or

b) 90% of the highest apparent power demand in kilovoltamperes for domestic, small-power and medium-power service contracts, or 95% for large-power service contracts;

medium power: a minimum billing demand of less than 5,000 k W, as set out in the Rates;

medium voltage: nominal phase-to-phase voltage of more than 750 V, but less than 44,000 V. The term “25 k V” means three-phase voltage of 14.4/24.94 k V, wye, grounded neutral;

meter: see metering equipment;

metering equipment: the meter, current transformer, voltage transformer, indicator, auxiliary recording device, auxiliary control unit, terminal testing box, cabling, communication links and any other device belonging to and used by Hydro-Québec for metering electricity;

minimum load density: the minimum ratio between the total transformer capacity of electrical installations and the number of kilometres of distribution line. This ratio, based on a distance of at least 2 km of lines, must be at least 6 M V A/km;



mining: operation based on a validation mechanism to add blocks of transactions to a cryptocurrency system, in exchange for miner fees;

minor work: work that is standardized by Hydro-Québec, i.e., that does not require custom engineering;

month: the period between a date in one calendar month and the corresponding date in the following month;

municipal water supply or sewer system: a system of water or sewer lines and structures owned by a municipality and serving more than 100 properties;

non-communicating meter: an electricity meter that does not emit radio-frequencies and therefore must be read on site by a Hydro-Québec employee;

non-payment: see in default;

off-grid system: a system for the generation and distribution of electricity, independent of the main power system;

outbuilding: any structure or feature appurtenant to a building;

pad: any structure belonging to the customer or Hydro-Québec and designed to support above-ground electrical equipment;

payment arrangement: an agreement providing for amounts owed to Hydro-Québec to be paid in accordance with terms and conditions other than those in Section 4.3.1. The payment arrangement must allow repayment of the debt and may also cover the cost of anticipated consumption over its duration;

power distribution system: “a network of installations for the distribution of electric power once it leaves transformation substations, including distribution lines at voltages below 44 k V and any equipment located between such lines and connection points to consumer installations and, in the case of independent electric power distribution systems of the electric power distributor, a network of works, machinery, equipment and installations used for the production, transmission and distribution of electric power,” according to Section 2 of the Act respecting the Régie de l’énergie (CQLR, chapter R-6.01);

power factor: the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the highest real power demand, expressed in k W, to the highest apparent power demand, expressed in k V A;

power requirement: the sum of the kilowatt (k W) ratings of the customer’s electrical appliances and equipment to be connected, as declared on the connection request form or on the “Déclaration de travaux” (statement of work) form provided by the Régie du bâtiment du Québec;

primary overhead line: a distribution line that is installed on wood poles and does not include any low-voltage cable or transformer equipment.

primary underground line: that part of the ducts, cables and equipment in the medium-voltage underground distribution line that brings power from either a power corridor or an overhead distribution line up to the switching and protection devices on the local underground distribution line or up to the first load-splitting point;

proposal for minor work: a document sent to the customer by Hydro-Québec in preparation for performing minor work as provided for in Section 10.1.2, the customer’s written acceptance being required before Hydro-Québec will undertake the work;



public road: a surface of land or of a civil structure (such as a bridge or dam) on which have been constructed one or more roadways that are maintained, open to public use and accessible to heavy vehicles year-round;

ramp-up: a progressive increase in the power demand of the electrical installation of a customer who has signed a service contract for cryptographic use applied to blockchains further to a request for proposals, until it reaches the contract capacity provided for in the customer’s connection agreement with Hydro-Québec. The ramp-up, expressed in kilowatts (kW) per month, takes place during the period indicated in the connection agreement;

Rates: the document that sets forth the electricity rates of Hydro-Québec in its distribution activities, as approved by the Régie de l’énergie;

regular working hours: the hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday, except holidays;

residential project: a project whose scope is agreed on by the customer and Hydro-Québec and that includes at least 4 buildings in which each dwelling will be eligible for a domestic rate;

risky contract: a service contract for non-domestic use held by a customer who has been assigned a credit rating in the “Risky” column of the tables in sections 17.2.1 and 17.2.2;

rooming house: a building or part of a building devoted exclusively to habitation purposes in which lodgings, each of no more than two rooms and not constituting a dwelling, are let to different occupants, as well as common areas and collective services;

self-service: a communication mode that does not require speaking with a Hydro-Québec customer services representative or in which information can be submitted in writing and processed without the assistance of such a representative;

service address: any location on the load side of the connection point served by Hydro-Québec;

service box: a metal box or cabinet housing the main breaker or switch and constructed so that it may be locked or sealed and the switch or circuit breaker may be manually operated when the service box is closed;

service contract: an agreement entered into between a customer and Hydro-Québec for electricity service delivered to a service address;

service entrance: see customer’s service entrance;

service loop: see distribution service loop;

service request: a request submitted to Hydro-Québec for electricity service to supply a service address;

servitude: a right that is recorded in a deed of servitude published in the land register and that allows, in particular, the installation, operation, maintenance and replacement of a distribution line;

small power: a power demand that is billed only if it exceeds 50 k W, as set out in the Rates;

steady-state voltage: the effective value of the voltage, expressed in volts (V), evaluated over a 10-minute interval;

supply point on the distribution line: the point on the distribution line at which the distribution service loop begins. If there is no distribution service loop, the connection point is considered to be the supply point on the distribution line;



support structures: all equipment, such as poles, guy wires and anchors, needed to support overhead conductors;

swimming pool: a permanent artificial pond having any of various shapes and sizes, designed for activities such as swimming;

technical requirement: anything needed to make the customer’s electrical installation compatible with Hydro-Québec’s system or to meet any other requirement related to the installation and operation of the system;

temporary supply: supply of electricity to an electrical installation which is expected to operate for 5 years or less and then to cease operations definitively. Supply to certain electrical installations such as construction sites, traveling circuses and containers or other mobile or transportable facilities used exclusively for cryptographic use applied to blockchains is always considered temporary, even if it lasts more than 5 years;

winter period: the period from December 1 through March 31 of the next year;

written: see in writing.

21.2 Units of measurement

For the purposes of these conditions of service,

a) current rating is expressed in amperes (A);

b) voltage is expressed in volts (V) or kilovolts (k V);

c) the symbol A I designates aluminum;

d) the symbol C u designates copper;

e) the term A C S R means “aluminum conductor steel reinforced”;

f) conductor gauge is expressed in thousands of circular mils (k c m i l);

g) power and power demand are expressed in watts (W) or kilowatts (k W);

h) apparent power is expressed in voltamperes (V A), kilovoltamperes (k V A) or megavoltamperes (M V A);

i) energy is expressed in watthours (W h) or kilowatthours (kWh).

Schedules, Illustration and Index



SCHEDULE I

Information Required from the Customer

Mandatory information:

Service address:

a) type of use (domestic, commercial, industrial, institutional or agricultural);

b) main activities for which the electricity will be used, in the case of non-domestic use;

c) service address;

d) billing address.

Customer:

a) name;

b) current address;

c) previous address;

d) main telephone number;

e) social insurance number (if a physical person) or NEQ (if a legal entity);

f) status (owner, tenant, co-tenant).

Electrical installation (if there is one):

a) current rating;

b) loads connected:

• lighting;

• heating;

• ventilation;

• motive power;

• processes;

• other.

Power requested.

Date for which electricity service is requested.



Mandatory information for a connection request:

Type of service loop (overhead, underground or riser).

Cadastral plan, subdivision plan or layout plan of the building and desired location of the connection point (if requested by Hydro-Québec).

Optional information (for all types of requests):

a) e-mail address;

b) other telephone numbers.



SCHEDULE I I

Public Bodies and Financial Institutionsa) Public bodies:

• The governments of Canada and of Québec and their departments;

• Government agencies:

– Bodies in which a majority of the members are appointed by the government or a minister, whose officials or employees are appointed or remunerated in accordance with the Public Service Act (C Q L R, chapter F-3.1.1) or the Public Service Employment Act (R S C 1985, chapter P-33), or at least half of whose share capital is provided from the Consolidated Revenue Fund;

• Health or social services institutions:

– Public institutions within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (C Q L R, chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (C Q L R, chapter S-5), amended by Section 20 of Chapter 23 of the Statutes of 1994;

– Regional health and social services bodies established under the Act respecting health services and social services and regional health and social services councils established under the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons;

– The Corporation d’hébergement du Québec, governed by the Act respecting health services and social services;

• Municipal bodies:

– The Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal, the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec, their transit corporations, the Réseau de transport de Longueuil, municipal transit corporations and the Municipalité régionale de comté du Fjord-du-Saguenay;

– Municipalities, county municipalities, regional county municipalities and bodies constituted as agents of any of such municipal bodies or otherwise subject to their authority;

• Educational bodies:

– School boards, public schools and the Conseil scolaire de l’île de Montréal;

– General and vocational colleges governed by the General and Vocational Colleges Act (C Q L R, chapter C-29);

– Bodies incorporated under the Act respecting the Université du Québec (C Q L R, chapter U-1).

b) Financial institutions:

• Banks under the Bank Act (R S C, 1985, chapter B-1.01);

• Savings and credit unions governed by the Savings and Credit Unions Act (C Q L R, chapter C-4);

• Insurance companies within the meaning of the Act Respecting Insurance (C Q L R, chapter A-32);

• Trust companies within the meaning of the Act respecting trust companies and savings companies (C Q L R, chapter S-29.01).



SCHEDULE I I I

Supply Voltage Conversion

Compensation for voltage conversion

a) Compensation for the addition, modification or replacement of a transformer by a dual-primary transformer installed after the date of the conversion notice. This compensation applies only once per transformer and corresponds to the difference between

• the cost of the transformer designed to receive electricity at both 25 k V and the existing voltage; and

• the cost of a transformer designed to receive electricity at 25 k V only.

It is paid once the dual-primary transformer has been energized.

b) The “credit for supply at medium or high voltage” specified in the Rates for 25 k V .

This credit applies as of the first complete consumption period in which the capacity of the transformers installed and capable of receiving 25-kV electricity allows the customer to use all of the agreed-on available power.

c) The reasonable cost of materials and labor paid by the customer to allow energizing of the electrical installation at the time of conversion to 25 k V .

d) The reasonable cost paid by the customer to dismantle the electrical installation and civil works that have to be dismantled for conversion purposes, excluding costs of decontaminating and restoring the property.

e) The replacement value of the electrical equipment replaced, calculated according to the method set out below, on condition that the transformers

• were installed before April 15, 1987, or between April 1, 2008, and March 31, 2013, unless Hydro-Québec sent the customer a written notice specifying that the electrical installation was to be designed to receive 25 kV and another voltage; and

• are not able to receive electricity at 25 k V; and

• are no longer used after the voltage conversion.

f) The cost of the feasibility study paid for by the customer to determine the most appropriate mode of supply, up to a maximum of $10,000, if applicable.

g) The cost of installing a disconnecting cabinet or disconnecting chamber that you have paid, up to a maximum of $60,000, if applicable.



Method for establishing replacement value of customer’s electrical equipment

Replacement value is based on an annual depreciation of 4% for each customer substation component that will no longer be used because of voltage conversion, and is calculated according to the following formula:

C = A (100 – (4 x B)) / 100

where:

A = cost of equivalent new equipment installed, including materials, labor and overhead

B = age of the component

C = depreciated replacement value

The depreciated replacement value C cannot be less than 20% of A.



SCHEDULE I V

Calculation of Cost of Work

Cost component OverheadUnderground

Electrical work Civil works

Labor and equipment

1 Labor and equipment needed to carry out the work and access the site

Costs in effect Costs in effect –

Goods and services

2 Procurement of third-party goods and services needed to carry out the work

Costs in effect – Estimated costs

3 Acquisition fee Rate indicated in Table I I-M, Chapter 20, multiplied by line 2

– Rate indicated in Table I I-M, Chapter 20, multiplied by line 2

4 Contract management fee Rate indicated in Table I I-M, Chapter 20, multiplied by line 2

– Rate indicated in Table II-M, Chapter 20, multiplied by line 2

5 Total labor, equipment, goods and services

Sum of lines 1 to 4 Sum of lines 1 to 4 Sum of lines 1 to 4

Materials

6 Materials needed for power line construction

Costs in effect Costs in effect Costs in effect

7 Acquisition fee Rate indicated in Table I I-M, Chapter 20, multiplied by line 6

Rate indicated in Table I I-M, Chapter 20, multiplied by line 6


8 Materials management fee Rate indicated in Table I I-M, Chapter 20, multiplied by line 6



9 Minor materials fee Rate indicated in Table I I-M, Chapter 20, multiplied by line 6



10 Total materials Sum of lines 6 to 9 Sum of lines 6 to 9 Sum of lines 6 to 9

11 Total labor, equipment, goods, services and materials

Sum of lines 5 and 10 Sum of lines 5 and 10 Sum of lines 5 and 10



Cost component OverheadUnderground

Electrical work Civil works

Materials (cont.)

12 Provision for end-of- asset-life reinvestment

Rate indicated in Table I I-M, Chapter 20, multiplied by line 11, if applicable

Rate indicated in Table I I-M, Chapter 20 multiplied by line 11

–

13 Engineering and request management fee


Rate indicated in Table I I-M, Chapter 20, multiplied by lines 11 and 12


14 Provision for future operation and maintenance



–

15 Subtotal: Cost of work Sum of lines 11 to 14 Sum of lines 11 to 14 Sum of lines 11 to 14

Servitudes

16 Acquisition of servitudes Estimated costs Estimated costs Estimated costs

17 Total cost of work Sum of lines 15 and 16 Sum of lines 15 and 16 Sum of lines 15 and 16



SCHEDULE V

Calculation of Prices for Extension or Modification of an Underground Distribution LineIf your connection request requires the extension or modification of an underground distribution line, Hydro-Québec uses the following three-step method to calculate the amount you have to pay:

Step 1: Determine the cost of extending or modifying the underground distribution line

Hydro-Québec adds up the cost of the cable, transformers and switchgear, taking into account the particular specifications of your connection request.

For the cable a) The number of sections of underground cable

multiplied by

b) the “price for assembly of an underground cable section – cable pulling and splicing,” according to the type of supply, as indicated in Table I I-H, Chapter 20

plus

c) the number of metres of underground cable

multiplied by

d) the “price per metre of underground cable,” according to type of cable, as indicated in Table I I-I, Chapter 20

plus

e) the “price for risers,” according to the type of supply, as indicated in Table I I-G, Chapter 20

For transformers Joint use

a) The number of k W of anticipated power demand in the customer’s connection request

multiplied by

b) the “price for underground transformers,” according to the type of supply, as indicated at lines 1 and 3 of Table I I-J, Chapter 20

Exclusive use

The “price for underground transformers,” according to the type of transformer installed, as indicated in Table I I-J, Chapter 20



For switchgear Joint use


multiplied by

b) the “price for underground switchgear” indicated at line 1 of Table I I-K, Chapter 20.

Exclusive use

The “price for underground switchgear,” according to the type of apparatus installed, and, if applicable, the amount indicated in Table I I-K, Chapter 20

Step 2: Calculate the value of the applicable basic service

Overhead line

Hydro-Québec adds up the cost of the components below, taking into account the particular specifications of your connection request.

For the number of metres of line

a) The number of metres included in basic service for extension of an overhead distribution line

multiplied by

b) the “price per metre for overhead line extension in a public right-of-way” for a medium-voltage system, according to the type of supply, as indicated in Table I I-B, Chapter 20

and/or

c) the sum of the “price for overhead work” and the “price for overhead equipment” indicated in tables I I-C and I I-D, Chapter 20, for all applicable components.

For transformers

Joint use


multiplied by


Exclusive use

The “price for overhead equipment” indicated in Table I I-D, Chapter 20, for all applicable components (materials and labor).



For switchgear

Joint use


multiplied by

b) the “price for underground switchgear” indicated at line 2 of Table I I-K, Chapter 20

Exclusive use

The “price for overhead equipment” indicated in Table I I-D, Chapter 20, for all applicable components (materials and labor).

and/or

Underground line

Hydro-Québec adds up the cost of the cable, transformers and switchgear, taking into account the particular specifications of your connection request.

For the cable

a) The number of underground cable sections

multiplied by

b) the “price for assembly of an underground cable section – cable pulling and splicing,” according to the type of supply, as indicated in Table I I-H, Chapter 20

plus

c) the number of metres of underground cable

multiplied by

d) the “price per metre of underground cable,” according to cable type, as indicated in Table I I-I, Chapter 20

plus

e) the “price for risers,” according to the type of supply, as indicated in Table I I-G, Chapter 20

For transformers

Joint use


multiplied by


Exclusive use

The “price for underground transformers,” according to the type of transformer installed, as indicated in Table I I-J, Chapter 20



For switchgear

Joint use

a) The number of kW of anticipated power demand in the customer’s connection request

multiplied by

b) the “price of underground switchgear” indicated at line 1 of Table I I-K, Chapter 20

Exclusive use

The “price for underground switchgear,” according to the type of apparatus installed, and, if applicable, the amount for the protective fuse or fuses, as indicated in Table I I-K, Chapter 20

Step 3: Amount to pay

To determine the amount you must pay, Hydro-Québec calculates the difference between the amounts established in steps 1 and 2:

a) The amount determined in Step 1 for the underground distribution line

less

b) the amount calculated in Step 2 for the value of the applicable basic service.

If you paid an amount for extension or modification of a distribution line, you are entitled to a partial or full refund as provided for in Section 10.4.



1

7

4

9

6

8

2

15

16

14

11 1213

5

3

10

17

The single-phase overhead distribution system and its components

1 Medium-voltage distribution line

2 Pole

3 Single-phase cutout

4 Surge arrester

5 Transformer

6 Low-voltage distribution line

7 Telecommunications line

8 Ground wire

9 Guy wire

10 Anchor

11 Supply point on the line

12 Distribution service loop

13 Connection point

14 Customer’s service entrance

15 Delivery point

16 Meter (a component of the metering equipment)

17 200-A service box

The single-phase overhead power distribution system and its components



Index

A

Access

Access to Hydro-Québec’s equipment ....................... 29

Access to meter .......................................................... 15, 60

Access the property ................................................... 13, 59

Difficult to access.............................................................. 15

Agreement

Agreement for major work ................... 9, 47-49, 101, 104

Agreement regarding a request for high- or medium-voltage supply when current exceeds 260 A .............................................................. 9

Contribution agreement ....................... 9, 50, 52, 83, 103

Amount

Amount billed ....................................................... 50, 75, 83

Amount to pay for work not included in basic service ..................................................... 31, 37

Balance owing ............................................................ 18, 48

Deposit amount ................................................................ 26

Ampacity ......................................................See Current rating

Anchors .................................................................39, 88, 89, 108

Application .............................................................. See Request

Arrears ...........................................................See Non-payment

Assembly of underground cable section ....See Cable work

Assessment

Credit risk assessment .............................................. 25-27

Credit risk assessment criteria ...................................... 78

Scorecard to establish the credit score ...................... 78

B

Back lot ............................................................35, 38, 40, 88, 99

Backup line.......................................................................... 43, 57

Balance owing … ............................................................... 18, 48

Bank ............................................ See Bill – Payment methods; see also Financial institutions

Basic service ................................................................ See Work

Bill

Administration charge ..........11, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22-24, 73, 74, 85

Billing based on an estimate........................................... 15

Billing frequency ................................................................ 14

Correction of billing errors ..............................................19

Deposit requirement ......................................................... 17

Due date .................................16, 17, 25, 29, 51, 73, 74, 105

Equalized Payments Plan (EPP) ....... 14-16, 18, 19, 21, 53

Insufficient funds .................................................. 16, 18, 85

Late billing...........................................................................16

Overdue notice ...........................................................24, 29

Non-payment ....................................16, 17, 26, 29, 74, 106

Online Billing ...................................................................... 53

Payment arrangement ..... ………..13, 16, 19, 20, 29, 48, 71, 105, 106

Payment methods ............................................................. 17

Payment through a third party ....................................... 17

Pre-authorized Debit ....................................................... 53

Sending of bills ...................................................................16

Blockchains ......................................... See Cryptographic use applied to blockchains

Building ........... 22-25, 36, 41, 43, 48, 57, 61, 91, 101-103, 106, 107, 110

Building owner

Continuous service .......................................................... 23

Refusal of continuous service ....................................... 23

Service interruption ......................................27, 28, 30, 69

C

Cable section .................................33, 39, 92, 93, 101, 116, 118

Cable work

Assembly of an underground cable section .......39, 93, 116, 118

Cable work for low-voltage underground service loops ............................................................... 92

Calculating the cost of work ........ .See Work – Calculating the cost of work

Cancellation of work .................................See Withdrawal of connection request

Changes to service contract

Changes during term of contract ................................. 54

Changes to characteristics of service contract ........ 54

Change in the technical specifications of electrical installation ........................................... 54

Characteristics of service contract .... See Service contract

Charge

Additional charges ............................................................ 41

Administration charge ...........11, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22-24, 73, 74, 85

Charge for insufficient funds ................................... 18, 85

Charge for travel without work ............................... 31, 85

Contract administration charge ................. 11, 22-24, 85

Meter inaccessibility charge................................... 60, 85

Monthly meter reading charge ...................13, 14, 60, 85

Special charge ............................................................44, 85

Civil works .......32, 33, 37, 41, 46-49, 52, 63, 66, 91, 101, 103, 112, 114, 115



Claim .....................................................................................16, 48

Clearance ............................................................................ 39, 61

Compensation ............................................. 49, 68, 69, 103, 112

Compliance .......................................................... 55, 60, 61, 65

Conductor ..................................... 39, 42, 61, 89, 92, 103, 108

Connection .................................................................. See Work

Consumption

Actual consumption ....................................... 15, 18, 21, 74

Collection of consumption data .................................... 14

Estimated consumption ................................................... 15

Meter reading .................................................. 13-15, 60, 85

Consumption commitment ..... See Customer commitment

Contract ................................................... See Service contract

Contract holder...................................................See Customer

Contribution agreement ................................ See Agreement

Conversion

Conversion notice ............................................................112

Conversion of supply voltage ........................................ 68

Correction of billing errors ..................................................... 19

Cost estimate ............................See Estimate for major work

Cost of work ................................................................. See Work

Credit

Joint-use credit ................................................................. 52

Credit card ........... See Bill – Payment through a third party

Credit rating .........................................................71, 72, 105, 107

Criteria

Credit risk assessment criteria ...................................... 78

Criteria for requiring a deposit ........................................11

Cryptocurrency ...................See Cryptographic use applied to blockchains

Cryptographic use applied to blockchains

Blockchains ........25, 45, 71, 74, 82, 83, 102-104, 107, 108

Consumption undertaking ............................... 75, 77, 102

Cost of work ..........................................................45, 81, 83

Economic development undertakings .......... 76, 77, 104

Electricity use....................................................................104

Environmental undertaking .............................. 76, 77, 104

High-risk contract ...................................26, 71, 73, 74, 105

Request for proposals ........... 71, 74, 82, 83, 102, 104, 107

Security deposit ................................................................ 25

Current rating ............. 33, 36, 38, 39, 63, 66, 67, 86, 87, 103, 108, 109

Customer .........9, 12, 16, 18, 20, 22-24, 29-37, 39, 41, 45, 50, 52-58, 60, 61, 63-66, 68, 71, 73, 74, 78-83, 86, 91, 101-109, 112, 113, 116-120

Customer commitment

Consumption commitment .............................................. 9

Power commitment ......................................................9, 51

Customer Space ...........................................18, 22, 23, 53, 105

Customer’s service entrance ........... 32, 34, 57, 58, 102-104, 107, 120

Cutout ...................................................................86, 90, 92, 120

D

Day .............................................................................................103

Debit ..................................................................................... 53, 74

Default of payment ....................................See Non-payment

Delay

Late billing...........................................................................16

Late payment .................................................................... 27

Demand ......................................................See Power demand

Deposit

Deposit requirement ......................................................... 17

High-risk service contract – Large-power customers............................................ 71

Interest on deposit ..................................................... 26, 74

Maximum amount of deposit ........................................ 73

Reimbursement of deposit ............................................. 27


Use of deposit ................................................................... 26

Disagreement ............................................................................72

Disconnect switch .......................................................41, 44, 90

Disconnection .................................. See Service interruption

Distributing substation .....................................63, 66, 101, 103

Distribution line extension ........................See Extension of a distribution line

Distribution line modification .................... See Modification

Distribution service loop

Overhead distribution service loop ................. 33, 38, 39

Underground distribution service loop ... 32, 33, 38, 39

Dual energy ..........................................................44, 54, 63, 104

Due date ........................................16, 17, 25, 29, 51, 73, 74, 105

E

Easement .............................................................. See Servitude

Electrical installation

Changes to technical specifications of electrical installation ................................................ 54

Electricity consumption .............................See Consumption

Electricity service contract ................. See Service contract



Energy consumption ...................................See Consumption

EPP ............................................ See Equalized Payments Plan

Equalized Payments Plan (EPP) .............. 14-16, 18, 19, 21, 53

Equipment

Anchors .........................................................39, 88, 89, 108

Cable section .......................... 33, 39, 92, 93, 101, 116, 118

Conductor ................................ 39, 42, 61, 89, 92, 103, 108

Cutout ............................................................86, 90, 92, 120

Disconnect switch ................................................41, 44, 90

Guy wire ...................................................... 88, 89, 108, 120

Optional equipment ...................................................43, 52

Pole ........................................ 34, 42, 63, 66, 86, 87, 89, 92

Riser ..................................................33, 39, 92, 110, 116, 118

Switchgear ...............................................91, 92, 97, 116-119

Transformer ............ 39, 41, 44, 57, 58, 59, 66, 68, 86, 87, 90, 91, 95, 96, 98, 103, 105, 106, 112, 116-118, 120

Error on a bill .........................See Correction of billing errors

Error notification ...................................................................... 54

Estimate for major work .....................................47, 49, 51, 104

Estimated consumption ...............See Bill – Billing based on an estimate

Excessive current demand .................................................... 66

Extension of a distribution line ............32, 34-36, 40-44, 82, 116, 119

F

Failure to pay ...............................................See Non-payment

Financial institutions ..........................................................51, 111

Frequency

Billing frequency ................................................................ 14

Payment frequency for high-risk contracts ................74

G

Garage .............................................................. See Outbuilding

Generating equipment ............................................ 28, 65, 104

Generator ............................. See Protection – Protection for backup generator

Guarantee

Financial guarantee ....................9, 46-51, 75, 77, 78, 102

Letter of undertaking ........................................................51

No guarantee .................................................................... 55

Payment guarantee ................................................... 73, 74


Guy wire ..............................................................88, 89, 108, 120

I

Impediment to metering ............... See Meter – Impediment to metering

In default ...................................................... See Non-payment

In writing ........11, 12, 14, 21, 22, 29, 30, 43, 46, 49, 53, 65-69, 73, 105, 107, 108

Inaccessible ..............................................................See Access

Information

Incorrect information ........................................................11

Information required from the customer ...................109

Inrush current ........................................................................... 66

Insufficient funds ........................ See Bill – Insufficient funds

Interest ................................................. 19, 26, 27, 48, 74, 79, 80

Interruption ....................................... See Service interruption

J

Job ................................................................................. See Work

L

Landlord ...................................................... See Building owner

Late billing .................................................................................. 16

Late payment ..............................................See Non-payment

Letter of undertaking .......................................See Guarantee

Limitations and conditions of supply ................................. 63

Line

Backup line ..................................................................43, 57

Local line .......................................................41, 91, 105, 106

Lot line ................................................................................ 33

Primary line .................................................................91, 106

Underground distribution line .......35, 36, 40-42, 44, 64, 82, 105, 106, 116, 119

Line extension

Extension of an overhead distribution line ..........34, 35, 40, 82, 117

Extension of an underground distribution line ....35, 41, 42, 82

Load

Installed load ............................................ 34-36, 50, 81-83

Load density .................................................32, 35, 36, 105

Lot line ....................................................................................... 33



M

Manual meter reading ........................... See Meter – reading

Meter

Access to meter .......................................................... 15, 60

Communicating meter ........................ 12-15, 60, 102, 106

Crossed meters ........................................................... 19, 20

Impediment to metering ........................................... 19, 20

Inaccessible meter ............................................................ 15

Manual meter reading...................................................... 12

Meter reading .................................................. 13-15, 60, 85

Meter tampering ....................................................14, 19, 20

Non-communicating meter .............................. 12-14, 106

Metering

Overall metering ............................................................... 57

Separate metering ........................................................... 57

Metering equipment ................................................. See Meter

Mining ....... See Cryptographic use applied to blockchains

Minimum distance to maintain ..................... See Clearance

Modification

Modification of a distribution line ..........................51, 119

Modification of a distribution service loop................. 39

N

Non-communicating meter ..................................... 12-14, 106

Non-compliance ............................................ See Compliance

Non-payment

Administration charge .......... 11, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22-24, 73, 74, 85

Deposit .................................................................... 17, 24-28

Overdue notice ...........................................................24, 29

Service interruption ............................................ 27, 28, 30

Notice

Overdue notice ...........................................................24, 29

Service interruption notice ............................................ 30

NSF cheque .................................. See Bill – Insufficient funds

O

Off-grid system .............................................. 9, 44, 66, 85, 106

Online Billing .....................................................................See Bill

Opting out ............See Meter – Non-communicating meter

Outbuilding ........................................................................61, 106

Overdue notice ..................................................................24, 29

Overhead distribution line .............34-36, 39, 40, 42, 43, 82, 106, 117

Owner .......................................................... See Building owner

P

Past due ........................................................See Non-payment

Payment

Due date .................................16, 17, 25, 29, 51, 73, 74, 105

Equalized Payments Plan (EPP) ....... 14-16, 18, 19, 21, 53

Non-payment ....................................16, 17, 26, 29, 74, 106

Payment arrangement ............... 13, 16, 19, 20, 29, 48, 71, 105, 106

Payment guarantee ................................................... 73, 74

Payment methods ............................................................. 17

Payment through a third party ....................................... 17

Responsible for payment .................................................16

Terms of payment ................................................. 9, 46, 48

Payment arrangement ...... 13, 16, 19, 20, 29, 48, 71, 105, 106

Payment methods ........................................................17, 26, 77

Period

Bill correction .....................................................................19

Consumption period ..............14, 44, 68, 84, 102, 103, 112

Winter period ...................................................... 28, 63, 108

Person responsible for contract .....................See Customer

Phase

Single-phase .................13, 36, 41, 60, 67, 86-96, 98, 120

Three-phase ............................. 36, 41, 67, 86-96, 98, 105

Point

Connection point .....32-35, 43, 45, 59, 63, 83, 102-104, 106, 107, 110, 120

Delivery point ........................................14, 57, 65, 103, 120

Supply point .......................................33, 102, 103, 107, 120

Pole ................ 34, 39, 42, 61, 63, 66, 86-89, 92, 106, 108, 120

Pool ............................................................. See Swimming pool

Power

Apparent power .......34-36, 50, 81-83, 101, 105, 106, 108

Available power ..............................28, 56, 64, 68, 101, 112

Large power ..........................18, 29, 65, 71-73, 76, 81, 105

Medium power .................................................................. 65

Power requirement .................................. 36, 101, 102, 106

Real power ....................................................... 103, 105, 106

Small power .........................11, 21, 42, 52, 65, 87, 105, 107

Power commitment ...................See Customer commitment

Power demand

Anticipated apparent power demand ........... 34-36, 50, 81-83, 101

Anticipated power demand .......... 34-36, 43, 44, 46, 47, 50, 52, 83, 95, 97, 101, 116-118

Billing demand ..................................... 44, 50, 83, 101, 105

Maximum power demand ......................................64, 105

Power factor .............................................................. 65, 66, 106

Pre-authorized Debit .............................................................. 53



Primary line .................................................................... See Line

Property to be served ............................ See Service address

Proposal for minor work ............................... 9, 46-49, 51, 106

Protection

Protection against electrical incidents ....................... 55

Protection for backup generator .................................. 65

Protective equipment ...................................................... 65

Safety of persons and property .....................................61

Public right-of-way .................................... 40, 88, 99, 103, 117

Q

Québec Construction Code ................................................... 61

R

Rate

Domestic rate ............................ 11, 21, 44, 48, 65, 103, 107

Rated current ...............................................See Current rating

Reconnection .....................................See Service restoration

Refund ........................................................See Reimbursement

Regular working hours ................... 30, 31, 36, 37, 45, 86, 107

Reimbursement .......................................................19, 27, 51, 73

Request

Connection request ..... 9, 31-51, 71, 81-83, 101, 102, 106, 110, 116-119

Request for a deposit ...................................................... 24

Request for a non-communicating meter ............. 12, 13

Request for temporary supply .......................... 34, 36, 44

Service request .................................. 11, 12, 21-25, 53, 107

Resale of electricity ................................................................. 56

Residential project ..................................................... 41, 91, 107

Responsibility for contract ...............................See Customer

Review of EPP installment ...................................................... 18

Risk

Credit rating .................................................71, 72, 105, 107

High-risk contract .................................. 26, 71, 73, 74, 105

Risk level ........................................................................ 71-73

Risky contract ............................................................73, 107

S

Safety ............................................................... 28, 30, 55, 60, 61

Sale of electricity ............................. See Resale of electricity

Seal .......................................................................................58, 59

Security deposit ......................................................See Deposit

Service address...............12-15, 18, 20-24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 56, 63, 103-105, 107, 109

Service contract

Contract holder ............................................See Customer

Service request .................................. 11, 12, 21-25, 53, 107

Termination of contract ...................................... 21, 22, 78

Service entrance ............ See Customer’s service entrance

Service interruption ......................................27, 28, 30, 55, 69

Service loop ..............................See Distribution service loop

Service restoration

Restoration of service during winter period ............... 28

Service restoration .............................................. 27, 28, 30

Servitude .............................. 32, 34, 38, 41, 46, 47, 52, 107, 115

Shed ................................................................... See Outbuilding

Single-phase ........................ 13, 36, 41, 60, 67, 86-96, 98, 120

Smart meter ..................See Meter – Communicating meter

Social Insurance Number .....................................................109

Specifications ...........................See Technical specifications

Swimming pool ................................................... 39, 61, 86, 108

Switchgear ......................................................91, 92, 97, 117-119

T

Tampering ................................See Meter – Meter tampering

Technical specifications .................................... 28, 54, 63, 65

Telephone .................................. 11, 21, 23, 46, 53, 102, 109, 110

Temporary service .................................................................... 21

Temporary supply ........................................ 34, 36, 44, 98, 108

Termination of service .......................See Service contract – Termination of contract

Terms of payment ......................................................... 9, 46, 48

Three-phase......................................36, 41, 67, 86-96, 98, 105

Transformer....... 39, 41, 44, 57-59, 66, 68, 86, 87, 90, 91, 95, 96, 98, 103, 105, 106, 112, 116-118, 120

U

Underground cable work ..............................See Cable work

Underground distribution line ......35, 36, 40-42, 44, 64, 82, 105, 106, 116, 119

Underground service for residential projects ................. See Cable work

Units of measurement ................................................... 101, 108

Usage ............................................................ .See Consumption



V

Vegetation clearing ..............................................32, 37, 41, 52

Voltage

25 k V........................................................39, 67, 68, 105, 112

347/600 V .............................................................. 66, 67, 98

3-wire 600 V ...................................................................... 67

High voltage ..................9, 54, 55, 58, 64, 67, 68, 105, 112

Low voltage ............39, 43, 55, 57, 58, 63, 66-69, 86-94, 98, 103, 105, 120

Medium voltage .......9, 42, 43, 50, 52, 54, 55, 64, 67, 68, 81-83, 86-89, 92-94, 98, 99, 103, 105, 106, 117, 120

W

Web site ........................................................................... .53, 105

Winter period ............................................................ 28, 63, 108

Withdrawal of connection request ................................ .9, 49

Work

Cable work ......................................................................... 92

Calculating the cost of work ................................. 37, 103

Cancellation of work ............................... See Withdrawal of connection request

Completion schedule ................................................46, 47

Connection provided by customer (service entrance) ................................................... ..34

Major work ........................................... 9, 46-49, 51, 87, 101

Minor work .......................................... 9, 46-49, 51, 87, 106

Securing of the distribution system .................36, 45, 86

Servitude ................ 32, 34, 37, 38, 41, 46, 47, 52, 107, 115

Temporary supply ................................ 34, 36, 44, 98, 108

Terms of payment ................................................. 9, 46, 48

Work included in basic service ................................ 31, 51

Work not included in basic service .........................31, 37

Written ...................................................................See In writing

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